Dr Samantha Ravich is the former deputy national security advisor for vice president Cheney and served in the White House for five and a half years where she was the Vice President's representative on Asian and Middle East Affairs as well as on counter-terrorism and counter-proliferation issues. Dr Ravich was an investor in DroneShield. Following her time at the White House, Dr Ravich was the Republican co-chair of the Congressionally-mandated National Commission for Review of Research and Development Programs in the United States Intelligence Community. Dr Ravich is now chief executive of A2P, and principal investigator on the recently released monograph, "Cyber-Enabled Economic Warfare: An Evolving Challenge." She also serves as an advisor to The Chertoff Group and Freedom Capital Investment Management. Her book, "Marketization and Democracy: East Asian Experiences" is used as a basic textbook in international economics, political science, and Asian studies college courses. Dr Ravich is member of the Council on Foreign Relations, serves as an advisor to the US Intelligence Community, and is a frequent keynote speaker on international security, cyber, and the future of intelligence. In August 2018, President Trump appointed Dr Ravich to become vice chair of the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board.
