George Jackson is the Executive Producer of GovExec TV. He joined GovExec in 2020 to enhance the scale of their events and audience experiences, and launched GovExec TV in 2021.

George spent the first five years of his journalism career at WJHL-TV in Johnson City Tenn. – beginning as an overnight producer for the station’s 6 a.m. broadcast. He advanced to lead on-air reporter for WJHL’s 11 p.m. newscast.

As a reporter, George examined the earnings of two non-profit hospital systems, felony charges filed against a local sheriff, predatory paving companies, a health benefits backlog for local veterans, and a series of cold-case murder investigations. He received an honorable mention for Best TV Reporter in the 2011 Tennessee AP Broadcast awards and won a Best Investigative Reporting award from Media General in 2010.

George joined DC’s ABC affiliate WJLA-TV in 2012 to produce Capital Insider, which won him an Emmy award. One year later, he developed and recorded the pilot episode of Government Matters – a program about the business of government. It debuted as a weekly show on Sunday, August 4th of 2013. George led Government Matters through September of 2020, expanded its reach to a daily worldwide audience, and produced its first feature-length documentary The Dawn of Generation AI.

George is from Toledo, Ohio. He lives with his wife, twin daughters, and a pair of rescue dogs in Northern Virginia.

John D. Cohen currently serves as the Executive Director for the Program for Countering Hybrid Threats at the Center for Internet Security. In that role, he works closely with law enforcement, mental health, and civil society organizations across the Nation to address issues relating to the impact of social media and the Internet on crime, violence, community safety, and constitutional protections. He is also an Adjunct Professor at the Georgetown University Security Studies Program. From January 2021 through April 2022, he served as the Assistant Secretary for Counter-terrorism and Law Enforcement Policy, Coordinator for Counterterrorism and the Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary of Intelligence and Analysis at the United States Department of Homeland Security. Prior to his most recent service at DHS, Cohen is also an on-air expert for ABC News on homeland security, terrorism, counter-intelligence, and law enforcement issues.

Cohen has four decades of experience in law enforcement, counter-intelligence, and homeland security. He has studied mass casualty attacks and is currently studying the impact of Internet-based communications technologies on crime and homeland/national security. During the Obama Administration he served as the Acting Under-Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) and Counterterrorism Coordinator for the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS). During his time at DHS, Mr. Cohen was a direct adviser to the Secretary and he oversaw the development and implementation of a number of high visibility Department-wide crime prevention, counterterrorism, counter-intelligence and border and transportation security initiatives. Mr. Cohen also led the Department’s efforts to establish multi-disciplinary programs focused on: countering violent extremism; preventing and responding to mass casualty/active shooter attacks; improving information sharing; and expanding DHS’ interactions and collaboration with state and local law enforcement organizations, private sector companies and faith-based organizations.

During the Administration of George W. Bush, Mr. Cohen served as the Senior Advisor to the Program Manager for the Information Sharing Environment, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, where he authored and coordinated the implementation of key components of the 2007 White House National Strategy for Information Sharing.

Mr. Cohen has an extensive background in homeland security and law enforcement operations and policy development. He was Senior Homeland Security Policy Advisor to a number of State and local officials including Governor Mitt Romney of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and Janet Napolitano, Governor of the State of Arizona. In 2004 he was selected by the National Journal as one of the “100 Key People in Homeland Security.” He was also named “Law Enforcement Person of the Year,” by Law Enforcement News for his work in developing and establishing a national non-emergency number, 3-1-1. During the Clinton Administration, worked closely with drug treatment providers, educators and law enforcement agencies in Maryland, DC, and Virgina while establishing the Washington – Baltimore High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Program. He also served as an advisor to the Maryland State Government on criminal justice issues and drafted the State’s first homeland security strategy after the attacks of 9-11. He has worked within the private sector and has held a variety of government positions including: Special Agent, Office of Naval Intelligence; Police Detective and Patrol Officer, City of Gardena, CA; Senior Investigator, House Judiciary Committee, U.S. House of Representatives; and Senior Policy Advisor to the Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy, Executive Office of the President of the United States. He is the recipient of a number of awards and commendations including the Drug Enforcement Administration “Administrator’s Award,” The South Bay “Medal of Valor,” and the Department of Homeland Security’s “Distinguished Service Medal.”

John Gilligan became the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Internet Security (CIS) in October of 2018. He served on the CIS Board of Directors from 2005–2018 and was chairman of the board from 2009–2018.

Gilligan has 25+ years of managerial experience in leading large organizations with expertise in cybersecurity, business strategy, organizational innovation, and program implementation. He served as President and COO of the Schafer Corporation from May 2013 until May 2017. Prior to the Schafer Corporation, he was President of the Gilligan Group, a Virginia based IT and cyber consulting firm. Before founding the Gilligan Group, he was a Senior Vice President and Director, Defense Sector, at SRA International, Inc.

Gilligan served as the Chief Information Officer for the United States Air Force and the U.S. Department of Energy. His experience includes working as the Program Executive Officer for Battle Management and Command & Control system for the Air Force. He was a member of the Cyber Security Commission (formed to advise the 44th President) and served as an advisor to the Office of the Secretary of Defense on IT reform.

In addition to his work with CIS, Gilligan is currently on the boards of the Software Engineering Institute, Isobar Inc., and the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association (AFCEA). He currently co-chairs AFCEA’s Cyber Committee. Gilligan has also served as chairman of the board of directors for Cyber Griffin Inc. and HDT Global Inc.

Gilligan’s published work on cybersecurity includes CIS’s A Handbook for Elections Infrastructure Security, Managing Cyber Threats through Effective Governance: A Call to Action for Governors and State Legislators, The Economics of Cybersecurity Parts I and II: A Practical Framework for Cybersecurity Investment, and Effectively Integrating Cybersecurity into Enterprise Risk Management. The last two publications were published by the AFCEA International Cyber Committee.

Marci Andino has served with the Election Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EI-ISAC) at the Center for Internet Security since October 2021. In this capacity, Ms. Andino oversees the operation of the EI-ISAC and works with state and local election officials to increase their cybersecurity posture through the use of products and services provided by the EI-ISAC.

Prior to joining the EI-ISAC, Ms. Andino served as the chief state election official and Executive Director of the South Carolina State Election Commission for nineteen years. Ms. Andino was responsible for overseeing the conduct of primary, general and special elections in South Carolina to ensure that elections are conducted in a fair and impartial manner. She was also responsible for supervising county boards of voter registration and elections and serves as agency liaison with the General Assembly. The State Election Commission is an independent agency responsible for supporting the statewide voter registration system, statewide voting system, performing county compliance audits, administering a training and certification program for county election officials and conducting candidate filing.

Prior to her return to the agency as Executive Director, Ms. Andino took a 2 ½ year hiatus from state government and worked for the Unisys Corporation as a sales representative with responsibility in the public sector.

Ms. Andino previously held various positions within the S.C. State Election Commission such as Deputy Executive Director and Director of Information Services and Special Projects. During this time, she coordinated the implementation of the National Voter Registration Act, also known as “Motor Voter,” assisted in developing a training and certification program for county voter registration and election officials, and coordinated the implementation of the statewide voter registration system in county voter registration offices. Ms. Andino was also an adjunct faculty member in the Information Sciences Department at Midlands Technical College.

Ms. Andino currently serves on the Council of State Government’s Overseas Voting Initiative Technology Working Group and the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Task Force on Elections Advisory Council. Ms. Andino is a former member of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission’s Standards Board, President of the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED), President of the S.C. Deputy Director’s Organization and Secretary of the S.C. Information Technology Director’s Association.

Ms. Andino holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Master of Arts in Computer and Information Resources Management.