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Alison King
Vice President of Government Affairs
Forescout


As a Vice President of Government Affairs at Forescout Technologies, Alison is responsible for the company’s relationships with Congress and the Executive Branch. She leads all legislative functions, federal policy, and strategic partnerships. Before joining Forescout, Alison spent over a decade in the federal civil service, working for the Department of the Navy, Congressman Mike Gallagher (R-WI-8) as a Defense Fellow, and as staff supporting the Cyberspace Solarium Commission (C2C) and the Cybersecurity Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Notable accomplishments include the Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, which contained over 26 CSC recommendations and represents one of our nation's most comprehensive and forward-looking pieces of national cybersecurity legislation, and the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA), a key policy objective for CISA. Alison holds a Bachelor of Arts in Government and International Relations from George Mason University (GMU), a Master of Science in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from GMU, and a Master of Business Administration from Georgetown University. She is a 2024 Foundation for the Freedom of Democracy (FDD) National Security Fellow and a Senior Fellow at Auburn University’s McCrary Institute.

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