The Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age was formed in 2002 to determine how best to make information discoverable and accessible to the right officials at the right time to enable improved decision making with regard to major security threats against our nation. 

Current Members of the Markle Task Force

Robert D. Atkinson

President, Information Technology & Innovation Foundation
Member, Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age

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Zoë Baird Budinger

President, Markle Foundation
Co-Chair, Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age

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James L. Barksdale

Co-Chair, Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age

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Eric A. Benhamou

Chairman and CEO, Benhamou Global Ventures LLC
Member, Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age

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Jerry Berman

Chairman & Founder, Center for Democracy and Technology

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Wesley K. Clark

Retired General, United States Army
Member, Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age

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William P. Crowell

Security & Intelligence Systems
Member, Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age

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Bryan Cunningham

Morgan & Cunningham LLC
Member, Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age

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James Dempsey, JD

Vice President for Public Policy, Center for Democracy and Technology
Member, Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age

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Esther Dyson

Member, Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age

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Amitai Etzioni

Member, Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age

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Richard Falkenrath

Principal, Chertoff Group
Member, Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age

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David J. Farber

Distinguished Career Professor of Computer Science and Public Policy, School of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University

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John Gage

Partner, Kleiner, Perkins, Caulfield & Byers
Member, Markle Foundation Board of Directors

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John Gordon

Retired General, United States Air Force
Member, Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age

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Slade Gorton

Of Counsel, K&L Gates LLP
Former Senator and Attorney General, State of Washington
Member, Markle Board of Directors
Member, Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age

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Morton H. Halperin

Senior Advisor, Open Society Institute
Member, Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age

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John J. Hamre

President & CEO, Center for Strategic and International Studies

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Jeff Jonas

Chief Scientist & Distinguished Engineer, IBM Entity Analytics Group
Member, Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age

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Tara Lemmey

Founder and CEO, LENS Ventures LLC
Member, Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age

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Gilman Louie

Partner, Alsop Louie Partners
Member, Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age

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John O. Marsh, Jr.

Professor, George Mason University School of Law
Former Secretary of the United States Army
Former Member of Congress, State of Virginia
Member, Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age

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Judith A. Miller

Member, Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age

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James H. Morris

Professor of Computer Science, Carnegie Mellon University
Member, Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age

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Craig Mundie

Chief Research and Strategy Officer, Microsoft Corporation
Member, Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age

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Jeffrey H. Smith

Partner, Arnold & Porter
Former General Counsel, Central Intelligence Agency
Member, Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age

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Abraham D. Sofaer

Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution

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K.A. (Kim) Taipale

Founder & Executive Director, Center for Advanced Studies in Science and Technology Policy
Member, Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age

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Rick White

Principal, Woodby Group
Former United States Representative, Washington State

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Richard J. Wilhelm

Executive Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.
Member, Markle Task Force on National Security in the Information Age

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