Lt Col Daniel Morabito

About

Lieutenant Colonel Daniel B. “Plato” Morabito, representing the US Air Force, is a national security affairs fellow at the Hoover Institution for academic year 2024–25. Morabito is a cyberspace operations officer with a background in network operations, cybersecurity, operational planning, strategy, and information warfare.

He has served in various roles including command of the 834th Cyberspace Operations Squadron, where he oversaw three Cyber Protection Teams, and director of the Commander’s Action Group at 16th Air Force, where he provided executive support to the senior leadership of the air force’s only information warfare numbered air force.

Morabito holds a bachelor of science degree in computer science from Baylor University and master’s degrees from Duquesne University, the Air Force Institute of Technology, Air University, and the US Army School of Advanced Military Studies. His research interests include countering adversary disinformation, design theory, adaptive organizations, and disruptive technologies.