Advisory Council

Through Keith’s vision, the Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy will advance the interests of the United States by strategically aligning the U.S. private sector and U.S. national security policy.

Tech security has an important prosperity dimension.  Technology can improve people’s lives and accelerate countries’ progress when used for good.  It can also be a tool to rob people of their freedom through tech surveillance, for economic espionage, or for intellectual property theft.  The prosperity subcommission will propose concrete ways to harness tech for human flourishing.

Helping the world’s poorest people to achieve their own success through sustainable entrepreneurship–giving people a hand up, not just a handout–helps secure a better future for all of us. The partnership between The Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue and Opportunity International is bringing thought leadership, innovation, and momentum to this challenge.

International partnerships accelerate technological advancements, and interoperability of innovations ensures the safety and security of the United States and our allies. Purdue's groundbreaking initiative brings Technology Diplomacy to the forefront of international engagement and strengthens the foundation for peace and security worldwide.

Foreign adversaries are using technology to spy, steal, cheat, and sow authoritarianism around the world. The Krach Institute for Tech Diplomacy at Purdue is ensuring that America counters this with our own diplomatic outreach rooted in principles of trust, democracy, and human rights. There is no one better to lead the education of our next generation of tech diplomats than Keith Krach, who has unmatched experience in both technology and diplomacy. It's an honor to be a part of his mission.

The world faces an unprecedented geopolitical competition between capitalist democracies and authoritarian socialists, with technology and innovation on the frontlines. The Krach Institute is working to ensure economic dynamism—powered by trusted technology—prevails, and with it, entrepreneurship, prosperity, rule of law, and human rights.

The signing of the Abraham Accords and the passing of the CHIPS Act are powerful examples of a new paradigm: Economic and Technology Collaboration is stronger than partisan division and sectarian strife. I was honored to leverage my semiconductor leadership experience to collaborate with Keith at the U.S. Department of State, to improve the Economic Health and National Security of the Semiconductor Value-Chain. I am again looking forward to collaboration in Semiconductors and the Clean Energy Transition to advance freedom and security as an Advisory Council member at the Krach Institute.