CGA Team
Nate Snyder,
Senior Advisor
Nate Snyder is a Senior Advisor at Cambridge Global Advisors, where he supports the firm’s national security portfolio. Snyder most recently served in the Biden Administration as Chief of Staff of the DHS Office of Partnership & Engagement, following roles as Senior Policy Advisor to the DHS Counterterrorism Coordinator and Senior Advisor to the Deputy Secretary. He oversaw the reorganization and workforce transformation of the Secretary's Office of Partnership and Engagement, helped establish the first DHS Tribal Advisory Council, and re-established the Faith-based Advisory Council. He helped shape major strategies, including the National Strategies for Countering Domestic Terrorism, Antisemitism, and Islamophobia, and the DHS AI Roadmap. A highlight was his leadership in Operation Allies Welcome, supporting the evacuation of 100,000 Afghan Allies through nationwide interagency coordination, earning him the Secretary’s Meritorious Silver Medal. He advised DHS and the White House National Security Council on topics ranging from border security and AI to terrorism prevention and disinformation.
In academia, Snyder is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Chicago, where he redesigned a graduate threat risk management course to include cybersecurity, election security, and environmental security. Before rejoining government, he was EVP at Cambridge Global Advisors, advising Fortune 500 and government clients on cybersecurity, counterterrorism, and law enforcement engagement, and supported DHS’s National Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Center and DEFCON’s Voting Village.
During the Obama Administration, Snyder was a DHS counterterrorism official and advisor to the DOJ, FBI, NCTC, and the White House, focusing on partnerships to prevent terrorism and counter ISIL. He contributed to the first Strategic Implementation Plan to Empower Local Partners to Prevent Violent Extremism, led international workshops, and worked with Five Eyes and EU partners on terrorist cyber threats. He has lectured at intelligence and law enforcement institutions, provided counterterrorism analysis on national media, and contributed to outlets including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and Reuters.
A former candidate for DNC Chair, Snyder elevated national discourse on cybersecurity, disinformation, and election security. He is a graduate of Syracuse University and the U.S. Naval War College, a board member of LATINOS44, and a 2019 New America Latino national security leader.