
Mike Driscoll is a Senior Managing Director in FTI Consulting’s Cybersecurity practice and is based in New York. He is an experienced executive with nearly 30 years of leadership and investigative experience in cybersecurity, intelligence, white-collar crime, and national security. Mr. Driscoll leads the National Security offering at FTI Consulting and works closely with clients to provide comprehensive solutions that protect their national interests.
Mr. Driscoll advises on a range of national security issues, including cyber attacks, insider threats, corporate espionage, CFIUS reviews, sanctions, cross-border data sharing, and intellectual property. Leveraging his extensive experience working international partners in the government and private sector, he works to ensure organizations adhere to corresponding national security requirements and regulation and provides robust support for investigations, foreign direct investment reviews, and other regulatory enforcement actions when national security threats arise.
Prior to joining FTI Consulting, Mr. Driscoll served as the Assistant Director in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) New York office, where he directed more than 2,400 employees and task force personnel from 60 different agencies. He has a proven track record in ensuring legal and regulatory compliance, having guided numerous government and private organizations in developing their cyber programs. Mr. Driscoll has extensive experience working with international partners in the government and private sector and has expertise in managing complex investigations, cyber attacks, and disruption of hostile nation-state activity. He is a certified legal advisor and has advanced technical skills in cybersecurity and fraud detection.
Since becoming a special agent in 1996, Mr. Driscoll has held several roles within the FBI including Assistant Legal Attaché for London, where he oversaw the cyber program and worked closely with United Kingdom counterparts; Chief of the Violent Crime Section, which leads the FBI’s Crimes Against Children program and efforts to reduce violent crime; Special Agent in Charge of New York’s Criminal Division; and later directed New York’s Counterintelligence and Cyber Division.
Mr. Driscoll holds a Doctor of Law degree from Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University and a Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature from the University at Albany, SUNY. Additionally, he earned a Senior Manager in Government certification from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, and a Chief Information Security Officer Certificate from Carnegie Mellon University.
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