Carole House is a strategic technology and national security executive who has spent her career advancing innovative technologies to strengthen U.S. national and economic security. She served across three White House tours, advised five financial regulatory agencies, and served as a U.S. Army Captain. She is CEO of Penumbra Strategies, a strategic technology and national security advisory firm; Senior Advisor to New Vista Capital; an appointed member of the California Governor’s Innovation Council; Distinguished Senior Fellow at ACAMS; and Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council. Most recently, she served on the White House National Security Council as a Special Advisor, where she architected two Executive Orders advancing cybersecurity, digital identity, AI, and digital assets. Her prior experience spans the White House, Treasury, Senate Homeland Security Committee, private-sector startups, and corporate and nonprofit boards. She has received the Fed100 and AFFIRM Leadership in Crisis awards.