For fourteen years, Nicole Tisdale has served as a national security expert at The White House – National Security Council (NSC) and the U.S. Congress’ House Committee on Homeland Security. She is an expert on cybersecurity, counterintelligence, foreign malign influence, disinformation and election security.

Recently, she directed The White House’s national security advocacy efforts before Congress. She led the creation of the $1 billion dollar cybersecurity grant program and passage of the cyber incident reporting law, the most significant cybersecurity laws created in a decade. In Congress, Nicole created and managed more than 96 congressional hearings and passage of 354 bills through the House of Representatives, 80 became law. She also represented the U.S. on official delegations to more than 30 nations to discuss and negotiate a range of policy issues.

In 2019, she founded Advocacy Blueprints, LLC, where she works with individuals and organisations eager to accelerate policy issues and increase advocacy efforts for change in their communities. Nicole wrote and published a book, Right To Petition, to help others exercise their First Amendment right to advocate. Originally from Nettleton, MS, Nicole is a barred attorney and graduate of The University of Mississippi (BA, 2006; JD, 2009).