Rob Joyce, Former Director of Cybersecurity, NSA, Joins Starseer Advisory Board

August 04, 2025 at 10:00 AM EDT

Starseer is thrilled to announce that Rob Joyce (X Handle @RGB_Lights), former Director of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA) Cybersecurity Directorate, has joined its Advisory Board. Rob Joyce’s unparalleled expertise in cybersecurity and AI-driven threats will be instrumental in advancing Starseer’s vision of delivering transparent, secure, and interpretable AI solutions for enterprise and government applications, ensuring robust protection against sophisticated vulnerabilities like prompt injections and backdoors.

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Rob Joyce

With over 34 years at the NSA, Rob Joyce led the elite Tailored Access Operations (TAO), the NSA’s hacking unit responsible for high-stakes foreign intelligence operations. He also served as the NSA’s cybersecurity directorate head, safeguarding critical national infrastructure, including classified networks and nuclear authorization codes. His tenure included roles as Special Assistant to the President and Cybersecurity Coordinator on the White House National Security Council, as well as Acting Homeland Security Advisor. Joyce’s career is marked by countering advanced cyber threats and pioneering technologies to secure vital assets, making his insights uniquely suited to Starseer’s mission of eliminating the "black box" in AI through dynamic probes and model transparency.

Rob Joyce shared his excitement about joining Starseer, stating, “I’m honored to join Starseer’s Advisory Board. Their focus on AI interpretability and exposure management is critical in today’s threat landscape, where opaque AI models can harbor undetected risks. I look forward to applying my experience to help Starseer deliver privacy-first, model-agnostic security solutions that empower organizations to deploy AI with confidence.”

Rob Joyce’s deep knowledge of advanced persistent threats and his leadership in securing mission-critical systems and AI standards will directly inform Starseer’s approach to real-time AI exposure management. His insights will enhance Starseer’s capabilities across the various sets of emerging AI models, ensuring compliance with stringent privacy, compliance, and security standards for industries like defense, healthcare, and finance.

For more information about Starseer’s innovative AI security platform, which offers dynamic probes and comprehensive model audits without compromising privacy, please contact us at contact@starseer.ai or starseer.ai.