Marcus Sachs has served as the director of the SANS Internet Storm Center, an all-volunteer Internet early warning service sponsored by the SANS Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. The organization traces its roots back to the Y2K era, when a group of Internet security professionals began exchanging technical information via shared databases. Sachs retired from the U.S. Army in 2001 following a 20 year career as an engineer and systems automation officer, and was subsequently appointed by the President to serve in the White House Office of Cyberspace Security. Since leaving public service in 2003 he has continued to work closely with government and business stakeholders in task forces, working groups, committees, and trade associations as a cyber security expert supporting the National Security and Emergency Preparedness community in Washington, D.C. He is a member of the CSIS Commission on Cyber Security for the 44th Presidency and is the Secretary of the Communications Sector Coordinating Council. He holds degrees in Civil Engineering, Science and Technology Commercialization, and Computer Science, and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Public Policy.