FIRST Volunteers

This is our current list of volunteers that have contributed with FIRST. Please note that this list is an ongoing effort to credit all the volunteering done to FIRST, and that some contributors might have opted not to be publicly displayed. If you're missing your contribution, please inform us via the Volunteer Contribution Record.

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VolunteerParticipation
Adli Wahid (AU)
Board of Directors (FIRST), Program Committee (Conference)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    June 1, 2014 to June 20, 2019


  • Program Committee (Conference)
    September 1, 2012 to June 21, 2013 Chair
Alexander Jaeger (Google, CH)
Program Committee (Conference), Membership Committee (FIRST), Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Program Committee (Conference)
    June 14, 2015 to June 29, 2018 Participant
  • Membership Committee (FIRST)
    July 1, 2016 to July 1, 2018 Chair
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    Since July 1, 2018 Member
    June 20, 2019 to February 15, 2022 CFO
    Since February 15, 2022 Chair
Alexandre Dulaunoy (CIRCL, LU)
Information Sharing (SIG)
  • Information Sharing (SIG)
    Since June 30, 2015 Chair
Amanda Mullens (Cisco PSIRT, US)
Other activities (Unlisted)
  • Other activities (Unlisted)
    Since October 1, 2018 Participant
Andrew Cormack (Andrew Cormack, GB)
Program Committee (Conference)
  • Program Committee (Conference)
    Since 2017 Chair 2019
Arnold Yoon (HON-IPSC, US)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2008
    2007
    2006
    2005
    2004
    2003
Art Manion (CERT/CC, US)
CVSS (SIG), Vulnerability Coordination (SIG), Vulnerability Reporting and Data Exchange (VRDX-SIG) (SIG)
  • CVSS (SIG)
    Since 2014 Participant
  • Vulnerability Coordination (SIG)
    Since 2017 Co-chair
  • Vulnerability Reporting and Data Exchange (VRDX-SIG) (SIG)
    Since 2016 Co-chair
Arvin Hagad (US)
Malware Analysis (SIG)
  • Malware Analysis (SIG)
    Since April 20, 2017 Participant
Beverly Finch (Lenovo PSIRT, US)
Internet Infrastructure Vendors (Vendor-SIG) (SIG), Program Committee (Conference)
  • Internet Infrastructure Vendors (Vendor-SIG) (SIG)
    Since January 8, 2018 Chair
  • Program Committee (Conference)
    August 2, 2016 to June 19, 2017 Participant
    August 2, 2017 to June 25, 2018 Participant
Bruce Monroe (Intel FIRST Team, US)
Other activities (Unlisted), Vulnerability Coordination (SIG), CVSS (SIG)
  • Other activities (Unlisted)
    Since 2011 Participate
  • Vulnerability Coordination (SIG)
    Since March 1, 2018 Participant
  • CVSS (SIG)
    Since February 8, 2012 Participant
Carlos Leonardo (CSIRT-RD, DO)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2024
Chris Gibson (Citigroup, GB)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2013
    2012 Chair
    2011 Chair
    2010
    2009 CFO
    2008 CFO
    2007 CFO
    2006 CFO
    2005 CFO
    2004
Christoph Fischer (Siemens-CERT, DE)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    1994
Christopher Turner (NIST, US)
CVSS (SIG)
  • CVSS (SIG)
    Since January 5, 2017 Participant
Claudia Natanson (Deageo, GB)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2006
    2005
    2004
    2003
Cristine Hoepers (CERT.br, BR)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2012
Damir (Gaus) Rajnovic (Panasonic PSIRT, JP)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2017 CFO
    2016 CFO
    2015 CFO
    2014
    2013
Dan Grove
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2001 CFO
    2000
    1999
Daniel Roethlisberger (Swisscom CSIRT, CH)
Program Committee (Conference)
  • Program Committee (Conference)
    2017 to July 1, 2017 Participant
Daniel Sommerfeld (Microsoft, US)
CVSS (SIG)
  • CVSS (SIG)
    Since March 16, 2017 Participant
Danny Smith (AusCERT)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    1996
    1997
Darius Wiles (Oracle, US)
CVSS (SIG)
  • CVSS (SIG)
    Since July 17, 2015 Co-chair
    April 3, 2013 to July 16, 2015 Participant
Dave Dugal (Juniper SIRT, US)
CVSS (SIG)
  • CVSS (SIG)
    Since June 4, 2012 Co-Chair
Dave Schwartzburg (US)
Board of Directors (FIRST), Membership Committee (FIRST), Program Committee (Conference), Big Data (SIG), Other activities (Unlisted)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    June 28, 2018 to February 15, 2022 Member
    June 11, 2021 to February 15, 2022 Chair
  • Membership Committee (FIRST)

  • Program Committee (Conference)

  • Big Data (SIG)

  • Other activities (Unlisted)
    Since June 1, 2009 Conference network and mobile monitoring
David Crochemore
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2004
    2003
    2002
    2001
David Durvaux (David Durvaux, BE)
Program Committee (Conference), Capture the Flag (SIG)
  • Program Committee (Conference)
    Since August 1, 2018
  • Capture the Flag (SIG)
    Since September 1, 2015
David J. Proulx (NAVCIRT)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    1994
Dennis D. Steinauer (NIST, US)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    1994
Dennis Jackson (UK)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2000
    1999
    1998
Dennis Steinauer
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    1992 Chair
Derrick Scholl (Juniper SIRT, US)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2017
    2016
    2015
    2014
    2013
    2012
    2009
    2008 Chair
    2007 Chair
    2006
Don Stikvoort (NL)
Incident Response Hall of Fame Inductee (FIRST), Program Committee (Conference), Membership Committee (FIRST), TLP (SIG), Metrics (SIG), Ethics (SIG), CSIRT Framework Development (SIG)
  • Incident Response Hall of Fame Inductee (FIRST)
    2020
  • Program Committee (Conference)
    1999 Program Chair for the 1999 FIRST Conference in Brisbane, Australia
    1995 to 2001 Participant
  • Membership Committee (FIRST)
    Since 2017 Member
    Until 2012 Member (since its inception)
  • TLP (SIG)
    Since June 30, 2015 Chair
  • Metrics (SIG)
    Participant
  • Ethics (SIG)
    Participant
  • CSIRT Framework Development (SIG)
    Participant
Dr. Serge Droz (Forum of Incident Response and Security Teams (FIRST), CH)
Board of Directors (FIRST), Metrics (SIG), TLP (SIG), Ethics (SIG)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    June 20, 2019 to June 10, 2021 Chair, Board of directors
    Since June 16, 2016 Member, Board of Directors
  • Metrics (SIG)
    Participants
  • TLP (SIG)
    Participant
  • Ethics (SIG)
    Since June 1, 2017 Participant
Emer O’Neill (VMware , IE)
Program Committee (Conference)
  • Program Committee (Conference)
    Reviewer
Emilia Rosti (CERT-IT, IT)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2000
    1999
Eric Halil (AusCERT, AU)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2000
    1999
Ernesto Pérez Estévez (CSIRT-CEDIA, EC)
Academic Security (SIG), Program Committee (Conference)
  • Academic Security (SIG)
    Since June 1, 2017 Participant
  • Program Committee (Conference)
    Since July 31, 2017 Chair
Fabio Massacci (UniTN) (University of Trento, IT)
CVSS (SIG)
  • CVSS (SIG)
    Since November 5, 2013 Participant
Francisco (Paco) Monserrat (RedIRIS, ES)
Board of Directors (FIRST), Academic Security (SIG), Program Committee (Conference)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)


  • Academic Security (SIG)
    Since 2017 Participant
  • Program Committee (Conference)
    Since 2004 Participant
Franz Lantenhammer (Franz Lantenhammer, EE)
Other activities (Unlisted)
  • Other activities (Unlisted)
    June 16, 2012 to June 19, 2015 Co-Chair FIRST Education Committee
Hinne Hettema (Hinne Hettema, NZ)
Program Committee (Conference), Other activities (Unlisted), Cyber Threat Intelligence (SIG)
  • Program Committee (Conference)
    October 1, 2016 to July 1, 2017 Committee member
    Since July 1, 2018 Committee member
  • Other activities (Unlisted)
    Since October 1, 2017 Develop training courses
  • Cyber Threat Intelligence (SIG)
    Since July 1, 2018 Participant
Ian Cook (Corbels Security Services Ltd., GB)
Board of Directors (FIRST), Incident Response Hall of Fame Inductee (FIRST), Cyber Threat Intelligence (SIG)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2001 to 2005
  • Incident Response Hall of Fame Inductee (FIRST)
    2020
  • Cyber Threat Intelligence (SIG)
    Since June 16, 2018
Jaap van Ginkel (SURFcert/University of Amsterdam, NL)
Other activities (Unlisted)
  • Other activities (Unlisted)
    Since April 26, 2000 Trainer
Javier Berciano (CERTSI, ES)
Board of Directors (FIRST), Program Committee (Conference)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    Since July 1, 2018
  • Program Committee (Conference)
    Participant
Jeroen van der Ham (NCSC-NL, NL)
Vulnerability Coordination (SIG), TLP (SIG), Program Committee (Conference), Ethics (SIG)
  • Vulnerability Coordination (SIG)
    Since June 16, 2016 Participant
  • TLP (SIG)
    Since June 16, 2016 Participant
  • Program Committee (Conference)
    Since June 16, 2016 Participant
  • Ethics (SIG)
    Since June 16, 2016 co-chair
Jerry Bryant (MSCERT, US)
Internet Infrastructure Vendors (Vendor-SIG) (SIG), PSIRT (Education Advisory Board)
  • Internet Infrastructure Vendors (Vendor-SIG) (SIG)
    Since June 24, 2014 Participant
  • PSIRT (Education Advisory Board)
    Since June 21, 2016 Participant - PSIRT Services Framework
Jim Duncan (Juniper SIRT, US)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2005
    2004 CFO
John Brown (John Brown, US)
Program Committee (Conference)
  • Program Committee (Conference)
    Since July 1, 2018 Participant
Jordi Aguila (CaixaBank Team, ES)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2011
    2010
    2009
Julien Bachmann (Hacknowledge, CH)
Program Committee (Conference)
  • Program Committee (Conference)
    Since August 9, 2019 participant
Katherine Gagnon (OISIR, US)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2017
    2016
Kathy Kimball (Penn State University)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    1998
Ken van Wyk (US)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2014
    2013
    2012
    2011
    2010
    2009
    2008
    2007
    1997
    1996
Kjell Olsen (DK-CERT)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    1998
Klaus-Peter Kossakowski (PRE-CERT, DE)
Board of Directors (FIRST), Incident Response Hall of Fame Inductee (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2004 Chair
    2003 Chair
    2002
    2001
    2000
    1999
    1998
    1997
  • Incident Response Hall of Fame Inductee (FIRST)
    2019
Koichiro ‘Sparky’ Komiyama (JPCERT/CC, JP)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2017
    2016
    2015
    2014
Krassimir Tzvetanov (Krassimir Tzvetanov, US)
Authors/Training Development (Event), Cyber Threat Intelligence (SIG), Trainer (Event)
  • Authors/Training Development (Event)
    September 1, 2017 to June 30, 2019 Author of DDoS Mitigation Training
  • Cyber Threat Intelligence (SIG)
    Since February 20, 2018 Co-chair
  • Trainer (Event)
    Trainer
Kurt Sauer
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2010
    2009
L. Aaron Kaplan (CERT.at, AT)
Board of Directors (FIRST), Passive DNS Exchange (SIG)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2017
    2016
    2015
    2014
  • Passive DNS Exchange (SIG)
    Since September 9, 2014
Liliana Solha (CAIS/RNP, BR)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2007
    2006
    2005
    2004
    2003
    2002
Lionel Ferette (CERT.be, BE)
Program Committee (Conference)
  • Program Committee (Conference)
    Since August 1, 2016 Participant
Maarten Van Horenbeeck (US)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2017
    2016
    2015
    2014 Chair
    2013 Chair
    2012
    2011
Magid Latif (Intel FIRST Team, US)
Vulnerability Coordination (SIG)
  • Vulnerability Coordination (SIG)
    Since March 1, 2016 Participant
Margrete Raaum (Margrete Raaum, NO)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2017
    2016 Chair
    2015 Chair
    2014
    2013
    2012
    2011
Mark Graff (NOMX CERT, US)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    1998
    1997 Chair
    1996 Chair
    1995 Chair
    1994 Chair
Mark McPherson (AusCERT, AU)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2002
    2003
Martin Eian (mIRT, NO)
Cyber Threat Intelligence (SIG)
  • Cyber Threat Intelligence (SIG)
    Since June 25, 2018 Contributor
Matthias Trojahn (CERT-VW, DE)
Program Committee (Conference), Cyber Threat Intelligence (SIG)
  • Program Committee (Conference)
    Since September 1, 2017
  • Cyber Threat Intelligence (SIG)
    Since July 1, 2018 Reviewer
Michael Bem (CH)
Trainer (Event)
  • Trainer (Event)
    May 13, 2019 to May 17, 2019 Lead facilitator and trainer
    November 3, 2019 to November 7, 2019 Lead facilitator and trainer
Michael Hausding (SWITCH-CERT, CH)
Program Committee (Conference)
  • Program Committee (Conference)
    Since July 1, 2016 Participant
Michael Murray (SWRX CERT, US)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2015
    2014
Michael R. Higgins (DISA, US)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    1994
Miguel Sanchez (US)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2001
    2000
    1999 CFO
    1998 CFO
    1997
    1996
Mike Caudill (Cisco PSIRT, US)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2006 Chair
    2005 Chair
    2004
    2003
Mike Higgins
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    1993 Chair
Moira West-Brown
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2000
    1999 Chair
    1998 Chair
Neil Long (Team Cymru, US)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2002 Chair
    2001
    2000
    1999
Niels van Eijck (NCSC-NL, NL)
Program Committee (Conference)
  • Program Committee (Conference)
    Since November 1, 2017 Participant
Olivier Caleff (Olivier Caleff, FR)
Capture the Flag (SIG), Other activities (Unlisted), Program Committee (Conference)
  • Capture the Flag (SIG)
    Since September 1, 2015 Participant
  • Other activities (Unlisted)
    May 1, 2013 to June 30, 2018 Participant
    2015 to 2016 Participant
  • Program Committee (Conference)
    Since September 1, 2013 Participant
Pat Zechman (SAIC REACT)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    1998
    1997
    1996
Patrick Forsberg (SUNET CERT, SE)
Academic Security (SIG)
  • Academic Security (SIG)
    Since June 12, 2017 Participant
Peter Allor (US)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2015
    2014 CFO
    2013 CFO
    2012 CFO
    2011 CFO
    2010 CFO
    2009
    2008
    2007
Rastislav Janota (SK-CERT, SK)
Program Committee (Conference)
  • Program Committee (Conference)
    Since July 1, 2018 Participant
Reneaue Railton
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2011
    2010
Rich Pethia
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    1991 Chair
    1990 Chair
Richard W. Carr (NASA, US)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    1994
Rob Thomas (Team Cymru, US)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2002
    2001
Robert Schischka (CERT.at, AT)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2013
    2012
    2011
    2010
Roger Safian (NU-CERT, US)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2006
    2005
    2003 CFO
    2002
    2001
    2000
    1999
    1998
    1997
    1996
Rohit Srivastwa (Rohit Srivastwa, IN)
Program Committee (Conference)
  • Program Committee (Conference)
    Since July 1, 2017 PC member
    Since July 1, 2017 PC member
Ronald D. Tencati (NASIRC, US)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    1994
    1996
    1997
Sandy Sparks (University of California, US)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    1994
    1998
    1997
    1996
Scott McIntyre (AU)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2009
    2008
    2007
    2006
Sherif Hashem
Board of Directors (FIRST), Program Committee (Conference), Membership Committee (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2022 Chair
    2021
  • Program Committee (Conference)
    2020 Virtual
    2019 Edinburgh
    2013 Bangkok
    2012 Malta
  • Membership Committee (FIRST)
    Since 2017
Stephen Hansen (Stephen E. Hansen, US)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2002
    2001
    1999
    1998
Steve Adegbite (Steve Adegbite, US)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2013
    2012
    2011
    2010 Chair
    2009 Chair
    2008
Steve Romig (OSU-IRT, US)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    1999
    1998
Suguru Yamaguchi (JPCERT/CC, JP)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2013
    2012
    2011
Tawhidur Rahman (BGD e-Gov CIRT, BD)
Other activities (Unlisted)
  • Other activities (Unlisted)
    Since March 8, 2020 Participent
Thomas A. Longstaff, Ph.D. (CERT/CC)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    1994
Thomas Schreck (Munich University of Applied Sciences, DE)
Board of Directors (FIRST), Program Committee (Conference)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    Chair


  • Program Committee (Conference)
Todd A. Shell (Department of the Air Force, US)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    1994
Tom Mullen (O2, GB)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2010
    2009
    2008
    2007
Udo Schweigert (Siemens, DE)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2006
    2005
    2004
    2003
Victor E. Thuotte (Digital Equipment Corporation)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    1994
Vilius Benetis (NRD CIRT, LT)
Other activities (Unlisted)
  • Other activities (Unlisted)
    Since October 1, 2015 Participant
Wayland Morgan (CrowdStrike CSIRT, US)
Other activities (Unlisted)
  • Other activities (Unlisted)
Wietse Venema (US)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2002
    2001 Chair
    2000 Chair
    1999
    1998
Yukako Uchida
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    Since June 10, 2021
Yurie Ito (JPCERT/CC, JP)
Board of Directors (FIRST)
  • Board of Directors (FIRST)
    2010
    2009
    2008
    2007
    2006
    2005

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