Melissa Hathaway, newly elected member of Terremark's board of directors.
(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Telecommunications provider Terremark Worldwide (www.terremark.com) announced on Monday it has elected Melissa Hathaway to its board of directors.
Hathaway has more than 20 years of high-level public and private-sector experience and is considered one of the leading experts on cyber security matters.
Hathaway is president of Hathaway Global Strategies, and a senior advisor at Harvard Kennedy School’s Belfer Center.
She has served in two Presidential administrations, including leading the development of the Cyberspace Policy Review in her role as the acting senior director for cyberspace in the National Security Council of President Barack Obama’s administration.
Prior to that, Hathaway served as cyber coordination executive and director of the Joint Interagency Cyber Task Force in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence under President George W. Bush.
Before working in the Obama and Bush administrations, Hathaway was a principal with Booz Allen & Hamilton, where she led the information operations and long-range strategy and policy support business units.
In her role at Booz Allen, Hathaway supported key offices within the Department of Defense and Intelligence Community, including the US Southern Command, the US Pacific Command, the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Net Assessment, the Central Intelligence Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
“When it comes to the security of America’s digital infrastructure, Melissa Hathaway is at the forefront of the movement and has distinguished herself as one of our nation’s most important leaders in the area,” says Manuel D. Medina, Terremark’s chairman and CEO. “We are extremely proud to have her join our Board of Directors and I believe her extraordinary track record, innovative thinking and vast industry knowledge will make her an integral part of our Company’s leadership as we continue to grow.”
