James Pavur is a Rhodes Scholar working on a DPhil in cybersecurity at Oxford University's Department of Computer Science. His academic research focuses on threats to satellite systems. Prior to Oxford, he attended Georgetown University where he graduated in 2017 as valedictorian from the Walsh School of Foreign Service with a degree in Science, Technology, and International Affairs. In addition to various D.C. internship experiences in cybersecurity ranging from fighting cyber-crimes with the US Postal Service to auditing air-conditioners for the General Services Administration, he also served as the principle security decisionmaker for Students of Georgetown Inc., the world's largest entirely student run non-profit. He is an avid hackathon competitor and recently won first place at the EOS Global Hackathon in London for a security platform that protects distributed blockchain applications and their users from malicious exploitation. Outside of computers, James enjoys flying kites and collecting rare and interesting teas.
