Jen Easterly

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Jen Easterly
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2nd Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Assumed office
July 13, 2021
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byBrandon Wales (acting)
Personal details
EducationUnited States Military Academy (BS)
University of Oxford (MA)
Military service
Branch/service United States Army
RankLieutenant Colonel

Jen Easterly is an American intelligence and former military official who is serving as the second director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the Biden administration. She was confirmed by a voice vote in the Senate on July 12, 2021, just after the Senate had returned from its Independence Day recess.[1][2]

Education[]

Easterly earned a bachelor's degree from the United States Military Academy and a Master of Arts in politics, philosophy, and economics from University of Oxford, where she studied as a Rhodes Scholar.[3]

Career[]

Easterly served in the United States Army for 20 years and was a professor of social sciences at the United States Military Academy.

From 2002 to 2004, she was executive assistant to the National Security advisor.[4] From 2004 to 2006, she was a battalion executive officer and brigade operations officer in the United States Army Intelligence and Security Command. Easterly then joined the National Security Agency and was deployed to Baghdad as chief of the cryptologic services group. She was also a part of NSA's elite Tailored Access Operations.[5]

From 2009 to 2010, Easterly served on the United States Cyber Command, which she helped establish.[5] From 2010 to 2011, Easterly was a cyber advisor for the NSA stationed in Kabul. After retiring from the Army as a lieutenant colonel, she served as deputy director of the NSA for counterterrorism from May 2011 to October 2013.[6] From October 2013 to February 2016, Easterly was a special assistant to President Barack Obama and senior director for counterterrorism on the National Security Council. After the end of the Obama administration, Easterly joined Morgan Stanley as global head of the company's cybersecurity division.[7][8]

Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency[]

An uncontroversial nominee, Easterly received general praise for her qualifications from senators and media and was unanimously confirmed after being temporarily held up for outside reasons.[5][2] She was sworn into office on July 13, 2021.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "PN420 - Nomination of Jen Easterly for Department of Homeland Security, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". www.congress.gov. 2021-06-16. Retrieved 2021-07-12.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Ropek, Lucas (July 12, 2021). "CISA Gets a New Director Amidst Ongoing Ransomware Dumpster Fire". gizmodo.com. Gizmodo. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  3. ^ "Jen Easterly". New America. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  4. ^ "Biden Beefs Up Cyber Team with NSA, DHS Veterans in Key Roles at White House, CISA, DHS". Homeland Security Today. Retrieved 2021-04-19.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c Geller, Eric (July 12, 2021). "Senate confirms Jen Easterly as head of U.S. cyber agency". politico.com. POLITICO. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
  6. ^ "Jen Easterly's Mission-Driven Purpose". Morgan Stanley. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  7. ^ "Statement by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on National Cyber Director and CISA Director Nominations". The White House. 2021-04-12. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  8. ^ "Jennifer Easterly". National Security Institute. Retrieved 2021-04-14.
  9. ^ "Statement from New CISA Director Jen Easterly | CISA". www.cisa.gov.
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