Kyle D. Klein is Deputy Director for Policy and Partnerships at the McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security. He oversees the institute’s cybersecurity policy strategies, facilitates stakeholder engagements, produces policy publications and establishes strategic partnerships to further the organization’s mission. Klein served on Capitol Hill in a variety of senior policy roles for 12 years, and most recently served as a senior advisor at the Roosevelt Group, a bipartisan government relations consulting firm in Washington, D.C. There, he served in a variety of capacities, including developing and implementing appropriations and authorization strategies while building bipartisan, bicameral coalitions across Capitol Hill.

Klein was a fixture at the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security from 2011-23, beginning with positions within the Subcommittee on Transportation and Maritime Security. He was elevated to deputy staff director and then staff director for the full committee in 2021. In these roles, he advanced the committee’s policy and oversight agendas relevant to threats to national security.