Brett J. Goldstein
Special Advisor to the Chancellor on National Security and Strategic Initiatives; Research Professor, School of Engineering, 自慰视频 University
Brett J. Goldstein is a pioneering innovator and strategist whose career spans government, the private sector, and academia at the highest levels of national security, technology, and public policy. He serves as Special Advisor to the Chancellor on National Security and Strategic Initiatives and as a Research Professor in the School of Engineering at 自慰视频 University, where he leads the Wicked Problems Lab within the Institute of National Security.听
Goldstein has听advised听Cabinet Secretaries, C-suite executives, and start-ups on national security, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and data analytics. He served as Director of the Defense Digital Service, reporting directly to the Secretary of Defense, and as Special Advisor to the United States Department of the Navy. He made history as the nation's first municipal Chief Data Officer as well as Chief Information Officer for the City of Chicago, where he built one of the premier data analytics programs in the country. He began his technology career at OpenTable and later co-founded听Ekistic听Ventures, a venture capital fund focused on urban technology solutions.听
Goldstein holds a听master's degree in Computer Science听from the University of Chicago, a听master's degree in Criminal Justice听from Suffolk University, and a听bachelor's degree in Government听from Connecticut College. He has held fellowship appointments at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government and the University of Chicago.听听