Cybersecurity Strategy
Critical Infrastructure & Resilience
Executive Advisor

Mark Peters is a cybersecurity strategist and advisor with over 20 years of experience advising senior leaders on cyber risk, crisis response, and complex operating environments. Based in southern Germany, he brings a transatlantic perspective and operates across U.S. and European contexts, with conversational German (B2) and a commitment to full professional fluency.

Mark specializes in helping organizations translate cyber risk into executive decision-making — particularly in environments where technical, operational, and geopolitical factors intersect.

He most recently served as technical lead and primary author for the U.S. National Cyber Incident Response Plan at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), leading a 170-member multi-sector working group spanning 60+ federal, state, and private sector organizations to strengthen national preparedness for high-impact cyber incidents. His work included close engagement with the White House, senior agency leadership, and international partners.

Earlier in his career, Mark held senior roles at MITRE supporting the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Defense, and served as a Congressional staffer advising on cybersecurity and homeland security policy.

His areas of focus include:

• Cybersecurity strategy, risk, and resilience

• Critical infrastructure protection and continuity

• Incident response and crisis leadership

• Cyber policy and regulatory strategy

• Public-private coordination and stakeholder alignment

• Transatlantic and geopolitical cyber risk

Currently exploring executive advisory and board opportunities at the intersection of cyber risk, resilience, and geopolitical security, with availability from September 2026.

Credentials

CISSP

MS, Computer Science
BS, Computer Engineering
Auburn University

Brookings LEGIS Congressional Fellow