Mikk Raud

Mikk Raud, from Pärnu, Estonia, is a second year Master's of International Policy candidate at Stanford, specializing in cyber security and policy. Prior to Stanford, Mikk spent nearly eight years studying and working in the Greater China region. He obtained a Bachelor's degree in Government and Law from the University of Hong Kong and a Master's degree in Economics from the Yenching Academy of Peking University. Mikk then gained professional experience as a cyber security consultant in Hong Kong, advising multinational companies with cyber maturity assessments, threat assessments, crisis management, and regulatory compliance. While at Stanford, Mikk has completed an internship in the technology and information security department at PayPal and is currently working as a research assistant at the Cyber Policy Center. In his free time, Mikk is a keen tennis player, hiker and an aspiring surfer. In addition to his native Estonian, Mikk is conversant in Mandarin Chinese and Russian, and is part of the Estonian Defense Forces reserves.