Former National Security Agency chief Gen. Keith Alexander is
launching a consulting firm for financial institutions looking to
address cybersecurity threats, POLITICO has learned.
Less than two months since his retirement from the embattled agency at the center of the Edward Snowden leak storm, the retired four-star general is setting up a Washington-based operation that will try to attract clients based on his four decades of experience in the military and intelligence — and the continued levels of access to senior decision-makers that affords.
“He’s already out pushing hard,” said an industry source recently briefed by Alexander on the new business venture. “He’s cleared. If something does pop, he can get in the door and get a briefing. That’s part of his stock and trade.”
Read More: Ex-NSA chief Keith Alexander seeks post-Snowden second act - Darren Samuelsohn and Joseph Marks - POLITICO.com
Less than two months since his retirement from the embattled agency at the center of the Edward Snowden leak storm, the retired four-star general is setting up a Washington-based operation that will try to attract clients based on his four decades of experience in the military and intelligence — and the continued levels of access to senior decision-makers that affords.
“He’s already out pushing hard,” said an industry source recently briefed by Alexander on the new business venture. “He’s cleared. If something does pop, he can get in the door and get a briefing. That’s part of his stock and trade.”
Read More: Ex-NSA chief Keith Alexander seeks post-Snowden second act - Darren Samuelsohn and Joseph Marks - POLITICO.com
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