Cyber defence company BlueVoyant has appointed Rob Joyce as an independent board director. Joyce brings onboard considerable cybersecurity experience, including having recently worked as director of the National Security Agency’s Cybersecurity Directorate.
“On behalf of my fellow directors, we are delighted to have Rob’s expertise and deep understanding of the cybersecurity threat landscape on our board,”” said BlueVoyant Chairman Tom Glocer. “Rob’s insights will be crucial in guiding BlueVoyant to better meet organisations’ security operations needs.”
“BlueVoyant is at the forefront of delivering holistic cyber defence and enhancing threat illumination,” said Joyce. “I am excited to join the BlueVoyant board to help organisations improve their cyber defenses using next generation technologies.”
In his role at NSA, Joyce was instrumental in safeguarding and eradicating threats to national security systems and critical infrastructure. Prior to directing cybersecurity at the NSA, Joyce was the special US liaison officer in London. In this role, he was the senior NSA cryptologic representative in the United Kingdom and served as the key interlocutor between NSA and GCHQ. In addition, Joyce’s extensive government experience includes roles as the White House cybersecurity coordinator, and as acting Homeland Security advisor.
