Ronald D. Lee
Senior Counsel, National Security, Data Security & Privacy, and Cybersecurity at Arnold & Porter LLP; Board Director and Adviser to Nonprofit Organizations; Corporate Governance
- Role
- Senior Counsel at Arnold & Porter
- Location
- Washington, DC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ronald D. Lee
NATIONAL SECURITY AND CYBERSECURITY LAW, POLICY, AND GOVERNANCE LAWYER AND EXECUTIVE –Guiding organizations through complex regulatory frameworks, digital technologies, cyber risk management, and cross-border security and privacy challenges as outside counsel, U.S. government general counsel and senior executive, non-profit board member, and adviser to boards of public and private companies. Ron Lee has practiced law at the international law firm of Arnold & Porter and as General Counsel of the National Security Agency, served as a senior executive in a U.S. government Cabinet agency and in another major intelligence agency, acted as a director of three non-profit organizations, an external legal adviser on crisis management and risk mitigation to public and private company boards, and as an expert cybersecurity trainer. Ron’s experience includes doing business with defense, intelligence, and homeland security agencies, responding to and mitigating advanced cyber attacks and intrusions, leveraging complex international trade-based national security regulatory regimes, and proactively managing emerging legal and business risks. His domain experience includes the information technology, semiconductor, advanced computing, financial services, life sciences, aviation, professional services, and nonprofit sectors. Key qualifications• Current role includes legal advice, strategy, and problem-solving for clients facing complex national security and cybersecurity regulatory and business challenges.• Led all legal activities and was a member of the most senior leadership team of the U.S. National Security Agency during unprecedented policy, business, and mission disruption and change driven by transformative capabilities of the Internet, digital technologies, and connectivity. • Addressed emerging cyber security, national intelligence, defense, advanced computing, and privacy issues as a practicing lawyer, senior government official, and member of nonprofit boards of directors. • Advised corporations on board governance of national security and classified business activities and risk management. • Provided cybersecurity training to the board of a financial services public company.• Working knowledge of 1) accounting and finance principles and 2) M&A transactions, including due diligence, regulatory, and integration/divestiture processes and risks.Top skills• Leadership • National Security Law & Policy •Cybersecurity Law, Policy, and Crisis Management • Regulation of New Digital Technologies • Risk Assessment and Oversight • Government Affairs
Experience
Senior Counsel
Jan 2026 — Present · Washington, DC, US
Education
Princeton University
A.B., History
Yale Law School
J.D.
University of Oxford
M.Phil., International Relations
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