Daniel Eliot

Daniel Eliot is the lead for small business engagement within the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Applied Cybersecurity Division. In this role, he works across NIST's cybersecurity and privacy program to advise and support development of cybersecurity resources, communication materials, and collateral tailored for use by small businesses. He also regularly works directly with the small business community and their advocates through external outreach and engagement. Immediately prior to joining NIST, Daniel worked within MITRE Corporation’s Center for Securing the Homeland, serving as the chief communications strategist at the NIST National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence. In prior roles he has also served as the director of small business education for the National Cybersecurity Alliance and manager of technology business development at the Delaware Small Business Development Center—part of the University of Delaware’s Office of Economic Innovation and Partnerships. There, Daniel created one of the country’s first state-wide small business cybersecurity programs and he received a Letter of Commendation from Governor John Carney’s Cybersecurity Advisory Council for his cybersecurity outreach efforts to the region’s small business community.