Insider Brief
- QuSecure appointed former CIA Senior Intelligence Service Officer Eman Blair to its Federal Advisory Board as government agencies advance post-quantum cryptography initiatives.
- Blair brings more than 20 years of experience in intelligence, cybersecurity, data strategy, cloud adoption, and digital modernization from senior leadership roles at the CIA.
- The appointment comes as U.S. federal agencies prepare for quantum security requirements under NIST post-quantum standards and CNSA 2.0 guidance.
PRESS RELEASE — QuSecure™, Inc., a leader in post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and cryptographic agility, today announced that Eman Blair, former CIA Senior Intelligence Service Officer, has joined its Federal Advisory Boar
Blair joins QuSecure as federal agencies move from planning to execution on PQC migration initiatives. Following NIST’s standardization of post-quantum algorithms and the implementation of federal directives, including CNSA 2.0 which mandates quantum readiness by 2027, federal agencies are increasingly focused on identifying vulnerable cryptography and modernizing cryptographic infrastructure for a quantum-secure future.
Blair retired from the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in 2023 after more than two decades of service, earning the Distinguished Career Intelligence Medal. She held senior executive roles spanning data, cyber, cloud adoption, digital innovation, and defense coordination, including titles of Chief Data Officer, Deputy Chief Information Officer, Chief of Digital Innovation for Europe and the Counterterrorism Mission Center, and Senior Representative of the CIA Director to the Department of Defense. She also served as Chief of Leadership Development at the CIA Leadership Academy; and holds graduate degrees from Durham University and the University of Maryland, and a bachelor’s degree from Kuwait University.
“Eman spent her career leading some of the most complex data, cyber, and technology modernization efforts in government,” said Brian Cunningham, EVP Strategy & Growth, QuSecure. “As agencies implement post-quantum requirements, her experience managing mission-critical systems at scale provides valuable insight into how organizations can modernize cryptography while maintaining operational continuity.”
“During my career at the CIA, I watched the quantum threat move from theoretical to near-term,” said Blair, Former CIA Senior Executive. “The institutions I served and the systems I helped build are exactly what adversaries with quantum capabilities will target. QuSecure is focused on making post-quantum protection operational for the organizations that need it most. That is why I joined their Federal Advisory Board.”
