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Seth Stodder
U.S. Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Border, Immigration & Trade Policy
In office 2016–2017
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Michael T. Dougherty
U.S. Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Threat Prevention and Security Policy
In office 2015–2016
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Office created
Succeeded by	Elizabeth Neumann
Director of Policy and Planning for United States Customs and Border Protection
In office 2001–2004
President	George W. Bush
Personal details
Born	(1970-07-26) July 26, 1970 (age 56) Torrance, California, U.S.
Spouse	Christina Donatelli Stodder
Children	3
Education	Haverford College (B.A.); USC Gould School of Law (J.D.)

Seth M.M. Stodder (born July 26, 1970) is an American lawyer, former government official, and writer. He is a frequent commentator on national security issues, foreign policy, borders and immigration, international trade, privacy, cybersecurity, and constitutional law.

Stodder served as Director of Policy and Planning for United States Customs and Border Protection in the George W. Bush administration. He later served as Assistant Secretary for Threat Prevention and Security Policy, and Assistant Secretary for Border, Immigration & Trade Policy in the United States Department of Homeland Security^[1] under the Obama administration.

He is a nonresident senior fellow^[2] in the Forward Defense practice of the Atlantic Council's Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security,^[3] a member of the Truman National Security Project, and served as a German Marshall Fund Memorial Fellow.^[4] He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and the Pacific Council on International Policy.^[5] He also teaches national and homeland security law and policy at the USC Gould School of Law.

Born in Torrance, California, Stodder graduated from Haverford College with a B.A. in History, and from the USC Gould School of Law with a Juris Doctor degree. He is a member of the U.S. Supreme Court Bar and the California Bar.

Stodder began his legal career as a clerk to U.S. District Judge, Audrey B. Collins. He later worked in private practice at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP focused on appellate and constitutional law.

In September 2001, following the 9/11 attacks, Stodder entered the U.S. government where he served as counselor and senior policy advisor to U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Robert C. Bonner.

After the creation of the Department of Homeland Security in 2003,^[6] Stodder served as Director of Policy and Planning for U.S. Customs and Border Protection. In that role, he helped lead the development of U.S. border policy in the immediate wake of the 9/11 attacks, and the creation of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT), the Container Security Initiative (CSI), and the National Targeting Center (NTC), among a variety of other initiatives focused not only on securing the borders of the United States, but also on facilitating the secure flow of lawful travel and trade.

in June 2015, President Barack Obama appointed Seth Stodder as Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Threat Prevention and Security Policy.^[7] In March 2016, President Barack Obama appointed Seth Stodder to serve as Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Border, Immigration & Trade Policy.^[8]

In those roles, Stodder led teams advising White House and DHS leadership and developing policy on border security, immigration and visa policy, trade, screening and vetting of individuals for national security purposes, law enforcement matters, cybersecurity and surveillance issues, and the negotiation of international information sharing agreements aimed at interdicting the movement of foreign terrorist fighters through global transportation systems.

He oversaw the U.S. Visa Waiver Program, represented DHS on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), and served as Co-Chair of the DHS Social Media Task Force, stood up in the wake of the San Bernardino terrorist attacks. He also oversaw all DHS international engagements with the countries of the Western Hemisphere, as well as other countries around the world.

Since 2006, Stodder has taught Counterterrorism, Civil Liberties, and Privacy Law^[9] at the University of Southern California Law School. He has guest lectured at universities across the USA.

In 2018, Stodder joined Holland & Knight, as partner, advising clients on a wide variety of matters involving international borders and trade, national security, cybersecurity, data privacy, emerging technology issues, and on dealings with the federal government and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

In 2021, Stodder formed Stodder Law & Consulting advising clients on litigation, and on a variety of issues relating to national security, immigration, and other matters.

As a thought leader on borders, immigration, and trade, Stodder has been quoted in the New York Times,^[10] CNN,^[11] The Guardian,^[12] and the Washington Post.^[13] He has written for magazines such as Politico ,^[14] and policy journals such as the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab)^[15] and Scowcroft Strategy Scorecard.^[16]

• Stodder, Seth; Warrick, Thomas S. (January 1, 2022). "Balancing Security, Convenience, and Civil Liberties". Biometrics at the Border: Balancing Security, Convenience, and Civil Liberties. Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security.
• Brill, Sophia; Bunnell, Stevan; Carlin, John; Cohn, Alan; Durkovich, Caitlin; Kayyem, Juliette N.; Lawson, Chappell; Marrone, Christian; McNamara, Jason; Meissner, Doris; Olsen, Matthew; Pope, Amy; Saravalle, Edoardo; Selee, Andrew; Stodder, Seth (2020). Lawson, Chappell; Bersin, Alan; Kayyem, Juliette N. (eds.). Beyond 9/11: Homeland Security for the Twenty-First Century. The MIT Press. ISBN 9780262361347.

• Stodder, Seth M.M. (2009). Hey Good Samaritans—Get a Lawyer!. Center for Cyber and Homeland Security at Auburn University.
• Stodder, Seth; Rippeon, Nicolle Sciara (Summer 2009). "State and Local Governments and Immigration Laws". The Urban Lawyer. 41 (3). American Bar Association: 387–426. JSTOR 27895716.
• Cardash, Sharon; Cilluffo, Frank; Hornbarger, Chris; Lane, Jan; Stodder, Seth M.M.; Vradenburg, George; Wormuth, Christine E. (June 30, 2006). "Unifying National Preparedness and Response". Regionalizing Homeland Security: Unifying National Preparedness and Response. Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security.

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Appearances on C-SPAN