Dave Schroeder, MS, MA, CISSP is Director of National Security Initiatives at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He serves as the Research Director for the Wisconsin Security Research Consortium (WSRC), home of the Wisconsin Information Security Center (WISC), and is a UW Expert and speaks around the state on cyber and national security topics via Badger Talks.

He supports both the Vice Chancellor for Research and Vice Chancellor for University Relations to identify national security research opportunities and build strategic national security partnerships in Wisconsin and beyond.  He manages UW's Cyber Programs and Designations and is the mission liaison for the Intelligence and Security University Research Enterprise (INSURE).

Schroeder serves as a U.S. Army Cyber Warfare Officer, Signal Officer, and Military Intelligence Officer in the Wisconsin Army National Guard, and previously served as an Information Warfare Officer, Cryptologic Warfare Officer, and Space Cadre in the U.S. Navy. His expertise includes cyberspace operations (CO), signals intelligence (SIGINT), and information operations (IO). 

Schroeder is also currently a researcher in the Cyber Defense (PhD) program at the Beacom College of Computer and Cyber Sciences at Dakota State University, a National Security Agency National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense, Cyber Operations, and Cyber Research. 

He holds degrees in Cybersecurity Policy (MS), Information Warfare (MA), and Information Operations (BA), a graduate certificate in Space Systems from the Naval Postgraduate School, is a graduate of the Naval War College and the Joint Forces Staff College, and is an Apple Distinguished Educator.