Benjamin Voce-Gardner currently serves as the Director of the Office of Counter Terrorism for the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services. In this role, he is responsible for coordinating counterterrorism outreach to public and private stakeholders. He oversees the Division’s Cyber Incident Response Team, Critical Infrastructure Protection Unit, Public Safety Unit, and Domestic Terrorism Prevention Unit. He previously served as the Division’s Director of Cybersecurity Policy, where he oversaw its cybersecurity assets and developed policies to address cybersecurity threats to state and local entities. Before that, he was the Assistant Secretary to the Governor for Public Safety, where his portfolio included the Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, Division of Military and Naval Affairs, State Police, Cyber Security Advisory Board, Division of Criminal Justice Services, and Department of Corrections and Community Supervision. Before joining the Governor’s office, Mr. Voce-Gardner was an attorney with a law firm in New York City where his practice focused on complex civil litigation, white collar criminal cases, and corporate investigations. Mr. Voce-Gardner also served for six years on active duty in the United States Navy and currently holds the rank of Commander in the Navy Reserves. He has deployed to the Middle East twice in support of the Global War on Terror. He received his BA from Connecticut College, JD from Boston College Law School, and MS in Cybersecurity Risk and Strategy from New York University.

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