Dr. Nina Kollars is an associate professor in the Cyber and Innovation Policy Institute at the US Naval War College. She holds a Ph.D. from The Ohio State University in political science and an M.A. from GWU in international relations. She holds a number of editorial and policy affiliations to include: executive board member of Cyber Conflict Studies Association; and an editorial board member for Texas National Security Review. She publishes on cybersecurity, hackers and military innovation. She presented her own hacker project at DefCon27, “Confessions of a Nespresso Money Mule.” She will soon publish her book “Trustworthy Deviants: White Hat Hackers and Security.” Kollars is also an Executive Bourbon Steward.
