Stephen Viña is a senior vice president and senior advisory specialist in Marsh’s Cyber Practice in New York City. His current responsibilities include advising organizations on emerging cyber security trends and developing risk management and transfer strategies for large domestic and multinational clients.
Stephen joined Marsh in April 2017. Prior to that, Stephen worked on Capitol Hill for more than fourteen years advising senior Members of Congress on security issues. Most recently, Stephen served as the Chief Counsel for Homeland Security on the U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs under former Chairman and Ranking Member, Senator Tom Carper (D-DE). As Chief Counsel, Stephen led the investigation into many high profile cyber incidents and helped pass several major pieces of cybersecurity legislation related to information sharing, data privacy, and critical infrastructure protection. Previously, Stephen held senior leadership positions on the Committee on Homeland Security in the U.S. House of Representatives and was a legislative attorney at the Congressional Research Service in Washington D.C.
Stephen earned a B.A. from University of Pan American and a J.D. from Texas Wesleyan University School of Law.