About the Talk:

Frontier AI is reshaping the cybersecurity landscape, and defenders now have a critical window to prepare and protect the infrastructure that keeps communities running. This OpenAI Forum conversation convenes leaders across government, technology, and critical infrastructure to define concrete commitments that will help defenders uncover vulnerabilities, remediate them faster, and build lasting resilience across the essential services society depends on.

About the Speakers:

Sasha Baker is the Head of National Security Policy at OpenAI. Previously, Sasha served as the Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, after being confirmed by the Senate as the Deputy Under Secretary in February 2022. Sasha joined the civil service as a Presidential Management Fellow at the Office of Management and Budget and held key roles across administrations over nearly two decades of government service, including as Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Strategic Planning at the National Security Council; National Security Advisor for Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Deputy Policy Director on her 2020 presidential campaign; and Deputy Chief of Staff to Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter. Sasha holds a Bachelor of Arts in Government from Dartmouth College and a Master in Public Policy from the Harvard Kennedy School. She is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a recipient of the Department of Defense Distinguished Public Service Medal with oak leaf cluster.