Dave Weinstein
David J. Weinstein (born January 13, 1988) is an American consultant and the former Chief Technology Officer of New Jersey. He previously served at U.S. Cyber Command. In 2020 he joined management consulting firm McKinsey & Company.

Education and early years
A native of Westfield, New Jersey, Weinstein attended Delbarton School in Morristown, New Jersey where he lettered in baseball and soccer.  He graduated from Johns Hopkins University before earning his Master's degree from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service.

Upon graduating from Johns Hopkins, Weinstein worked at U.S. Cyber Command, where he advocated with Admiral (Ret.) James Stavridis, the former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, for splitting U.S. Cyber Command from the National Security Agency.  Weinstein is an encryption advocate and has called the choice between security and privacy a “false dilemma”.

Chief Technology Officer of New Jersey
On June 20, 2016 Governor Chris Christie named Weinstein, then 28 years-old, New Jersey's first Chief Technology Officer, calling him "an individual, who truly understands how to manage cyber risk across a large enterprise."  Prior to his appointment as CTO, Weinstein had "spearheaded the implementation of Governor Christie’s New Jersey Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell, the State’s central hub for cyber operations and resources that is the first of its kind in the nation."  He was praised for "bringing a fresh attitude" to information technology at the state level and instituting a "more vibrant and innovative culture" to attract talent and modernize public sector technologies.  According to Politico, Weinstein's experience in both Washington and Trenton has led him to be "often called upon on the national scene to provide the state perspective." He was not retained by the incoming Murphy administration after the inauguration of Phil Murphy.

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1988 births
Living people
Delbarton School alumni
Georgetown University alumni
Johns Hopkins University alumni
New Jersey politicians
People from Westfield, New Jersey