Bob Kolasky

Inquirer
DISC Type : cd

Board Member at Center for Cross-Sector Coordination

McLean, Virginia, United States

Overview

Bob Kolasky is a senior executive and national expert in critical infrastructure risk management, cybersecurity, and supply chain security. A graduate of Dartmouth and Harvard Kennedy School, he was the founding Director of CISAs National Risk Management Center. Colleagues describe him as supportive, intelligent, and pragmatic.

He served as a foundational leader for two key U.S. national security agencies: the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the National Risk Management Center.

Personality Overview

Upfront

Hard To Convince

Judgemental

They care equally about the product and its potential impact.  They don’t always try to control the conversation but neither do they like yielding it fully. They can be nudged to make faster decisions by offering what they value.

Topics They Care About

Supply Chain Risk
Actively promotes supply chain integrity and uses AI to help federal customers manage risk from both software and physical goods.
Critical Infrastructure
A nationally recognized expert focused on enhancing system-wide resilience and promoting cross-sector security for critical infrastructure owners and operators.
AI in Security
Researched AI's impact on systemic risk at the Carnegie Endowment and now applies it at Exiger to fuse data and intelligence for proactive security.

Media Appearances

Bob has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2026
Board Member at Center for Cross-Sector Coordination
2024
Member Board of Directors at National Institute for Hometown Security
11-2022
Nonresident Scholar, Technology and International Affairs Program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
4-2022
Senior Fellow at McCrary Institute at Auburn University
4-2022
Senior Associate (Non-resident) at Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

Education

2000 - 2002
MPP from Harvard Kennedy School
1990 - 1994
Bachelor of Arts from Dartmouth College

More Information

Social Presence :

Prographics :

Exp : 29 Location : McLean, Virginia, United States Job Level : Mid-senior Designation : Board Member at Center for Cross-Sector Coordination
URL has been copied!

Insights For Selling To Bob

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Make sure that you you respond to any queries from them quickly
  • Get to the point quickly instead of spending too much time on pleasantries
  • Highlight the competitive differentiation of your product

DONT's

  • Avoid repeating yourself or making generalizations
  • Don't try too hard to get friendly, let it happen with time
  • Don’t try to be an alpha salesperson, give them equal space

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Bob is

  • Conviction in the product matters to them, followed by proof points and strong testimonials.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Bob

  • They may not be very forthcoming, but they will say no if needed.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Bob move?

  • Their decision making speed is somewhere in the middle.
  • Can Bob take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks but after weighing up the pros and cons.

You And Bob

Personality Compatibility


More Profiles

Discover additional public profiles from our index.

Search more profiles

Looking for someone else? Search here for anyone.

Or visit Humantic AI to know more.