Before working for Good Harbor, she worked for
Business Executives for National Security (BENS). In this position she worked to bring together state and local emergency organizations and businesses. She also developed and executed federal and regional port and cyber security projects. Prior to BENS, she was a consultant for
Sandia National Laboratories and worked with the California Governor's Office and Bay Area Economic Forum to develop the homeland security preparedness plan for the Bay Area. Todt has been an adjunct lecturer at
Stanford University. Before working in the Senate, Todt worked on
Vice President Gore’s domestic policy office and was responsible for coordinating federal resources with locally-defined needs, with priority on energy and housing. She was also the senior adviser on demand-reduction issues to Director
Barry. R. McCaffrey at the
White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP). She received the outstanding service award while there. On March 23, 2016, Todt joined the
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Todt's role in the NIST was to create anticipated actions that the federal government would develop in the short and long term along with other government departments. Secretary Pritzker endorsed her appointment of Todt by describing her as having proven expertise in risk management. She was the Executive Director of the Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity. She currently works on the team with Chairman
Tom Donilon. “A recognized and highly accomplished leader in the field, Kiersten's experience in both the public and private sectors make her uniquely qualified to assist the Commission as it develops and recommends an agenda to enhance the nation's cybersecurity,” Commission Chair Tom Donilon said. ==References==