Marilyn Cade
AT&T
### AT\&T

In the 1980s, Cade began working at AT\&T, working her way up through a number of management positions with AT\&T’s business units in sales, marketing, business operations and strategy. By the early 1990s, Cade became a major fundraiser for [Bill Clinton](/wiki/Bill_Clinton "Bill Clinton"), working her way up to become AT\&T's chief lobbyist on technology policy issues as the Director of Internet and E\-commerce Advocacy.

Cade was appointed to support AT\&T's participation in the [International Telecommunication Union](/wiki/International_Telecommunication_Union "International Telecommunication Union") Secretary General's High Level Expert Group on Cyber Security in early 2008\.

Cade helped to found and lead numerous industry coalitions and initiatives, ranging from [e\-commerce](/wiki/E-commerce "E-commerce"), [copyright](/wiki/Copyright "Copyright") and [trademark](/wiki/Trademark "Trademark"), [cyber crime](/wiki/Cybercrime "Cybercrime"), [child safety online](/wiki/Child_Online_Protection "Child Online Protection"), and [internet governance](/wiki/Internet_governance "Internet governance"). Her leadership was paramount in the restructuring of the Ad Hoc Copyright Coalition, the [Online Privacy Alliance](/wiki/Online_Privacy_Alliance "Online Privacy Alliance") and GetNetWise.


Does Cade's work on internet governance affect global cybersecurity policies?