Ayan Islam Director, Cyber Workforce Office of the National Cyber Director Ayan Islam serves as the Director of Cyber Workforce at the Office of National Cyber Director (ONCD) and supports the development of the upcoming National Cyber Workforce and Education Strategy. Previously, she was the Associate Policy Director for R Street's Cybersecurity and Emerging Threats team, where she supported the oversight and development of the Cybersecurity and Emerging Threats program, and provided subject matter expertise in public policy strategy development and implementation. Prior to R Street, she was the Critical Infrastructure Portfolio Lead at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and also served as the CISA COVID Task Force Tier 0 Project Lead, Operation Warp Speed Liaison, and Cybersecurity Strategist for the Aviation Cyber Initiative (ACI) during her tenure.