Colonel Daniel J. Kim is a Senior Military Advisor in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Cyber Policy and the Office of the Principal Cyber Advisor to the Secretary of War. In this role, he leverages extensive experience in military cyber operations to provide expert counsel on strategy and policy.

Prior to this role, Colonel Kim served as the Cyber and Information Systems Division Chief at the Joint Staff J6 where he supported the Joint Warfighter through requirements validation and capability development. Colonel Kim served as Commander of the 33d Cyberspace Operations Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. He was responsible for defending over 870K Air Force unclassified and classified systems valued at $10B, supporting 910K users.

Colonel Kim is a Distinguished Graduate from the Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy. Additionally, he served as a Policy Advisor at the State Department, where he was responsible for drafting and implementing U.S. cyber policy with its allies and partners.

Colonel Kim was commissioned from the Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. His background includes base-level communications support, core enterprise services, and defensive cyberspace operations. Colonel Kim served as the Executive Officer to the Deputy Chief Information Officer for the U.S. Air Force. He also  served as the Director of Operations for the 379th Expeditionary Communications Squadron.