Philip Reiner drives innovative technological solutions to the most significant security challenges facing the world today. He is the CEO and Co-Founder of the Institute for Security and Technology (IST), a San Francisco Bay Area-based nonpartisan nonprofit think tank that unites technology and national security leaders to create actionable solutions to emerging security challenges. He previously served in President Obama’s White House and as a civil servant in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy at the Pentagon. He also worked for a number of years at Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems, working in their Electronic Warfare, Remote Sensing, and Vision Systems business units. He has a deep background in international security, technology, and business, with a predominant focus on India, China, and Japan. He obtained his Master’s degree in International Relations and International Economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), and a Bachelor of Arts in Comparative Religions with a minor in History from the University of California at Santa Barbara.