Amy Waller Apostol

Amy Waller Apostol is an Adjunct Professor at Albany Law School and currently serves as Assistant General Counsel for Cyber and Emerging Technologies at Leidos, a Fortune 500 company. She specializes in legal, cybersecurity, and policy matters affecting national security, technology governance, and data privacy. Previously, she held roles as Chief Legal Officer at the Intelligence and Security Academy, LLC, and served in U.S. federal agencies including the Department of Defense, Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and Government Accountability Office (GAO). Her work includes advising on AI governance, contractual negotiations, incident response for major data breaches (e.g., OPM breach), and policy reforms in national cybersecurity frameworks.

Ms. Apostol has contributed to legislative developments such as the establishment of the National Cyber Director role via the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act. She focuses on balancing technological innovation with legal compliance, particularly in emerging areas like facial recognition and drone activity. She actively mentors military spouses and veterans through the Military Spouse JD Network.