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Michael J. Ellis joined The Heritage Foundation’s Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies as visiting fellow for law and technology. In this role, Ellis uses his distinguished background in technology and national security to work on cutting-edge and pressing legal issues that intersect with the field of technology. Prior to joining Heritage, Ellis was general counsel of the National Security Agency (NSA) from January to April 2021. Ellis also served in several different roles in the Trump administration, including as the deputy assistant to the president and senior director for intelligence programs at the National Security Council (NSC). In this role, he planned, directed, and coordinated policies and programs across the U.S. intelligence community. He advised senior White House officials on some of the nation’s most sensitive intelligence activities, including covert action, sensitive activities, counterterrorism and cyber operations, and technical intelligence See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.