Dmitri Alperovitch is a thought leader in geopolitics and national security currently serving as the Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of Silverado Policy Accelerator, an innovative non-profit focused on advancing American prosperity and global leadership in the 21st century and beyond. He is the host and creator of Silverado's popular ""Geopolitics Decanted"" podcast, dedicated to expert analysis of the war in Ukraine and as well as broader issues related to great power competition with China and Russia, security in the Indo-Pacific, industrial policy, semiconductors and cybersecurity. In 2022, Alperovitch was appointed to both the prestigious Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and as a founding board member of the new Cyber Safety Review Board (CSRB) of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). He has also served as a Special Advisor to the Department of Defense (DoD). In 2021, Alperovitch launched the Alperovitch Institute for Cybersecurity Studies at Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), a premier academic institution producing paradigm shifting, impactful research and instruction at the intersection of cybersecurity, technology, intelligence and international affairs. Prior to founding Silverado, Alperovitch co-founded CrowdStrike, Inc., one of the world’s largest cybersecurity companies. He now advises CEOs and Boards of Directors of public and private companies, serves as an active angel investor and sits on boards of multiple emerging technology companies.

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