Chris Boyer

Vice President of Global Security and Technology Policy at AT&T, and Chair of the Open RAN Policy Coalition

Bio

Chris Boyer is Vice President of Global Security and Technology Policy at AT&T Services, Inc., where he is responsible for the company's global policy positions related to cybersecurity and technology policy.  Mr.  Boyer is also responsible for AT&T's policy engagements with several Federal agencies including the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA).  Mr. Boyer works closely with the AT&T Chief Security Office (CSO) and AT&T Technology and Operations (ATO) to address policy issues at the intersection of emerging technology, cybersecurity, and national security. 

Mr. Boyer also represents AT&T with the National Security Telecommunications Advisory Council (NSTAC), a Federal Advisory board reporting to the President to address strategic policy issues impacting National Security and Emergency Preparedness.  He is the former Chairman of the Information Security and Privacy Advisory Board (ISPAB), a Federal advisory committee responsible for identifying emerging issues related to information security and privacy for Federal agencies.  Mr. Boyer also is a member of the Executive Committee and former Vice Chair of the Communications Sector Coordinating Council (CSCC) which conducts joint planning on behalf of the communications industry with DHS.

In his over 25-year career with AT&T, Mr. Boyer has performed a variety of roles.  Prior to his current assignment Mr. Boyer was AT&T's policy lead working with the high-tech community in Silicon Valley and he has held positions in the company's corporate public policy, network planning and engineering, product marketing and network services departments.