Marcus Sachs is the Director for Communication Infrastructure Protection in the White House Office of Cyberspace Security and a staff member of the President's Critical Infrastructure Protection Board. The CIP Board was created by Presidential Executive Order in October 2001 to coordinate critical infrastructure protection issues across all US federal agencies in partnership with the industry sectors. The most significant effort undertaken by the Board is the development of the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace, scheduled for publication in early 2003. The Office of Cyberspace Security is an extension of the Board into the National Security Council, focusing on development of foreign policy relating to cyberspace security, protection of national security and emergency preparedness communications infrastructures, and the coordination of national responses to cyberspace incidents.

Mr. Sachs retired from the United States Army in January 2002 after serving over 20 years as a Corps of Engineers officer. He specialized during the later half of his career in computer network operations, systems automation, and information technology. His final assignment was with the Defense Department's Joint Task Force for Computer Network Operations where he was the Senior Operations Analyst and Technical Director. Mr. Sachs earned a Bachelor of Civil Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, a Master of Science in Science and Technology Commercialization from the University of Texas, and a Master of Science in Computer Science with a concentration in Information Security from James Madison University. He is a graduate of the Army's Command and General Staff College, the Army Engineer School, the Army Signal School, and the Army's Airborne and Air Assault schools. Mr. Sachs holds an advanced class amateur radio license and the SANS GIAC Security Essentials Certification. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the Commonwealth of Virginia and a life member of the Signal Corps Regimental Association.