Tech leaders to tackle cybersecurity at White House meeting

The CEOs of Amazon and IBM will be among a group of leaders from a wide spectrum of tech companies and organizations set to meet with President Biden at the White House on Wednesday.

Individuals familiar with the matter confirmed to The Hill on Tuesday that both Amazon CEO Andy Jassy and IBM CEO Arvind Krishna will attend the meeting, which the Biden administration announced last month.

A spokesperson for Bank of America also confirmed that chairman and CEO Brian Moynihan will participate in the meeting.

Bloomberg News reported Monday that Apple CEO Tim Cook and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will attend. Microsoft declined to comment Tuesday, and Apple did not respond to The Hill’s request for comment. Reuters first reported Monday that Jassy would attend.

White House press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters Tuesday that addressing cybersecurity threats requires a “whole-of-nation effort,” and she noted that a wide array of government and industry leaders would be involved in the meeting.

“The president, members of the Cabinet and his national security team, and private sector and education leaders are going to be meeting to discuss how we can work together to collectively improve the nation’s cybersecurity,” Psaki told reporters during the daily briefing.