Chris Palm

Based in Washington DC, Chris has more than 15 years of experience managing strategic communications programs, U.S. public policy communications, executive thought leadership campaigns, and reputation management strategies for technology leaders such as McAfee, Intel, VeriSign, Microsoft, Trellix, and Sun Microsystems. He has developed and managed executive communications and public policy communications campaigns promoting the adoption of advanced cyber defenses within the US public sector and among US critical infrastructure providers. These campaigns defined cybersecurity and innovation as national security imperatives, advocated for technologies and policies addressing risks, and promoted executives with actionable strategies to effectively implement required solutions. Chris’ areas of expertise include the evolving cyber threat landscape, the economic impact of cyber-attacks, the strategic impact of nation-state cyber espionage, cyber threats to U.S. critical infrastructure, and the economic and national security implications of great power competition in cybersecurity, AI, quantum computing, semiconductors and other strategic technology areas. He has spearheaded rapid response media relations programs to regularly insert executive commentary into breaking news coverage, resulting in regular appearances of executives and thought leadership content across key media outlets. Chris has also built crisis and issue response communications plans and programs to prepare organizations to respond to a variety of critical incidents, cyber threats and vulnerabilities, emerging public policy developments, geopolitical events, and other issues posing severe corporate reputation risks. Chris loves books and podcasts on history, technology, and geopolitics. When he isn’t reading, he’s enjoying long dinners with friends, or planning his next ski trip.