Biography

Richard A. Clarke has served as a member of our Board since October 2020, and served as a director of Claritev Parent from October 2016 through October 2020. Since 2012, Mr. Clarke has served as Chief Executive Officer of Good Harbor Security Risk Management, a private consultancy specializing in cybersecurity for enterprises and mid-cap companies in aviation, insurance, finance, health, technology, and media. He is an advisor at Paladin Capital group, a venture capital firm, and a member of the Board of Directors of Visible Assets, a private physical security device manufacturer. Mr. Clarke served for thirty years in the United States Government, serving three consecutive Presidents. In the White House, he served as America’s first “Counter-Terrorism Czar” and its first “Cyber Czar.” Prior to his White House years, he served as a diplomat. He was confirmed as Assistant Secretary of State, and held other positions in the State Department (Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence) and the Pentagon for twenty years. Since leaving government in 2003, Mr. Clarke has served as an on-air consultant for ABC News and taught at Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He is the author of numerous books, including WARNINGS, on risk management, THE FIFTH DOMAIN and CYBER WAR on cyber security, and AGAINST ALL ENEMIES on terrorism and national security. Mr. Clarke was co-chair of Virginia Governor McAuliffe's Cybersecurity Commission, chair of Board of Governors, Middle East Institute of Washington, D.C. and a member of the New York Cybersecurity Advisory Board. Mr. Clarke was formerly a member of President Obama's Review Group on Intelligence and Technology. He has served as a director of several private companies, including Veracode, Inc., Carbon Black, Inc. (f/k/a Bit9, Inc.), Sectigo Inc., BlueCat Networks, Inc. and Nok Nok Labs, Inc. He has also served on private company corporate advisory boards, including RedSeal, Inc., Awake Security, Inc., Red Five Security, LLC and HawkEye 360, Inc.