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Matt Cronin

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Senior National Security Advisor at Andreessen Horowitz
📍 Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Matt Cronin is the Senior National Security Advisor at Andreessen Horowitz, where he advises on legal and policy issues at the intersection of technology and national security. A University of Michigan Law School graduate, he is a veteran federal prosecutor and former White House Director of National Cybersecurity, specializing in cybercrime and US-China strategic competition.

He has a keen interest in the application of technology to solve significant national challenges, drawing from his extensive experience in the federal government. He values using creativity and critical thinking, skills he honed during his undergraduate studies at Skidmore College, to tackle complex problems.

As a student attorney, Matts legal work contributed to the exoneration of three wrongfully convicted individuals.

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Experience
15 Years
Current Role
Senior National Security Advisor
Location
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
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Priorities

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Defense Innovation
Writes and speaks about the need for defense acquisition reform and expanding the defense industrial base to maintain a strategic advantage.
US-China Relations
His career includes serving as Chief Investigative Counsel for the House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the U. S. and China, and he frequently discusses the AI race.
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Career

Work history

10-2024
Senior National Security Advisor
Andreessen Horowitz
7-2023 - 10-2024
Chief Investigative Counsel & Deputy General Counsel
U.S. House Select Committee on Strategic Competition between the U.S. and China
4-2023 - 7-2023
Fulbright Scholar - Cybersecurity & the Rule of Law
The Fulbright Program
4-2022 - 7-2023
Director of National Cybersecurity
Office of the National Cyber Director, The White House
3-2020 - 7-2023
National Security & Cyber Crime Coordinator, Executive Office for United States Attorneys
U.S. Department of Justice
In the press

Media appearances

Matt Cronin: Why Andreessen Horowitz has bet big on defense. Featured in YouTube
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Matt Cronin, senior national security advisor at Andreessen Horowitz – DefenseScoop Radio. Featured in DefenseScoop
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Education
2007 - 2010
Juris Doctor
University of Michigan Law School
2002 - 2006
Bachelor of Arts
Skidmore College
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