Current Position

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy, United States Department of Defense

Major

American Studies and Sociology

Graduating Year

1995

A message from Mieke

Look for and create teams where your skills provide a complement others. Diversity of skill, background, and personality strengthens teams and allows you to let go of the idea you have to be perfect at everything. Know what you bring to the table and what brings you satisfaction as part of that group.

Valuable skill she regularly uses

I learned in Congress how to communicate complicated technical things in plain english to enable senior leaders to make high-level decisions. As a former President of Wellesley told us, you have to aim for "the simplicity beyond complexity."

Hobbies and interests

I wrote an article about the need for diversity!