Daniel Bardenstein

Daniel Bardenstein is the CEO and co-founder of Manifest, working to make software and AI supply chains more transparent and secure. Prior to founding Manifest, Daniel served as the Chief of Tech Strategy at CISA, where he drove technology modernization and OT/ICS strategy across the agency, and led the development of the Cybersecurity Performance Goals. At the Defense Digital Service, he led cybersecurity programs across the Department of Defense, including securing the COVID-19 vaccines and the Hack the Pentagon program. Before joining the government, Daniel directed product teams at Exabeam and Palantir developing cybersecurity and data analysis platforms.

Daniel was also a Tech Policy Fellow at the Aspen Institute, and is the co-President Foresight Partners, a non-profit that provides free cybersecurity support to political campaigns. He holds several security certifications as well as a patent.