Dmitri Alperovitch is an internationally celebrated cybersecurity expert, geostrategy thought leader, and author who has spent over two decades advising global boards and federal governments on technological security and geopolitical risk. He is the co-founder and former Chief Technology Officer of CrowdStrike, one of the world's most valuable cybersecurity corporations, where he led threat intelligence and incident response teams that uncovered some of the most significant state-sponsored cyberattacks in history. Following his legendary tenure, he co-founded and serves as the Executive Chairman of Silverado Policy Accelerator, a premier, Washington D.C.-based bipartisan think tank driving trade, technology, and national security solutions.
Alperovitch holds a Master of Science in Information Security and a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology. A highly sought-after advisor on sovereign technological containment, he has testified before U.S. Congress, served on various governmental defense advisory boards, and has been named one of Foreign Policy’s Top 100 Global Thinkers. He is the author of the bestselling book World on the Brink: How America Can Beat China in the Race for the Twenty-First Century and the host of the highly popular podcast Geopolitics Decanted, making him one of the most respected authorities guiding modern enterprises through the complex realities of Cold War 2.0.