Critical Infrastructure Security Expert & Senior Grid Strategist-Defender at Idaho National Laboratory; Author of "Countering Cyber Sabotage"; Non-Resident Senior Fellow at Atlantic Council
Andy Bochman Biography
Andy Bochman is a recognized authority on the security and resilience of critical infrastructure, serving as the senior grid strategist-defender for Idaho National Laboratory's National and Homeland Security directorate. In this capacity, Bochman provides strategic guidance on grid security and climate resilience to INL leadership as well as senior U.S. and international government and industry leaders. He offers expertise on critical infrastructure protection, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, and physical climate threats.
Bochman's career spans military and private-sector service. He began as a communications officer in the U.S. Air Force and, prior to joining INL, served as the global energy and utilities security lead at IBM and as a senior advisor at the Chertoff Group in Washington, D.C. Bochman holds a bachelor of science degree from the U.S. Air Force Academy and a master of arts degree from Harvard University Extension School. His background in military, corporate, and national laboratory environments provides a comprehensive perspective on vulnerabilities facing energy systems in the United States.
Bochman has contributed to the field through policy analysis and published works. He is the author of "Countering Cyber Sabotage: Introducing Consequence-based Cyber-Informed Engineering" and "PREPARE: Welcome to the Age of Infrastructure Resilience," which address cyber, artificial intelligence, climate, and kinetic risks to electric grids and other critical infrastructures. His articles have appeared in Harvard Business Review, Atlantic Council, and Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Bochman is a frequent speaker, writer, and trainer on energy infrastructure cybersecurity. He has testified before the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on energy infrastructure cybersecurity and before FERC on smart grid cybersecurity standards. He has engaged with the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence and the National Security Council on grid security matters. In collaboration with the Department of Energy, NARUC, and other U.S. and international partners, Bochman has provided cybersecurity training for grid operators and regulators in more than a dozen Central, Eastern European, and Indo-Pacific countries and in over half of U.S. states.
Bochman is an infrastructure cybersecurity subject matter expert listed with the U.S. State Department Speakers Bureau and a non-resident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center. He has received the USEA Individual Energy Volunteer Award. Bochman addresses policymakers, industry executives, and technical professionals on strategic and operational challenges in energy, cybersecurity, and climate resilience.
Andy Bochman Speaking Topics
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Past is No Longer Prologue
Historical weather data can no longer guide how we build modern infrastructure that supports energy, water, transportation and communications. When every year brings unprecedented fires, freeze, floods, heatwaves and other formerly rare disruptive and destructive events, governments, contractors and regulators must find new ways to prepare and protect communities. This talk describes some candidate strategies that have proven helpful.
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Leveraging the Future to Protect the Mission, or Just Live Your Life
Whether you’re a senior decision-maker in government or industry, or the man or woman on the street, we all need to better understand what climate model projections are telling us. And whether it’s national security, economic security, public health, environmental equity, or deciding where you’d like to raise a family, understanding how to makes sense of climate model data is now a required competency for everyone. This 101-level talk demystifies climate models and points out some helpful resources.
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