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Jen Easterly
2nd Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 13, 2021
President Joe Biden
Preceded by Chris Krebs
Personal details
Born Jennie Margaret Koch[1]
Military service
Allegiance United States
Service/branch  United States Army
Years of service 1990–2010
Rank Lieutenant Colonel

Jen Easterly is an American intelligence and former military official who is serving as the 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.[2][3]

Early life and education[]

Raised in Potomac, Maryland, Easterly attended Winston Churchill High School and graduated as valedictorian in 1986. She earned a bachelor's degree from the United States Military Academy in 1990 and a Master of Arts in politics, philosophy, and economics from Pembroke College, Oxford, where she studied as a Rhodes Scholar.[4][5][6][7]

Career[]

Easterly served in the United States Army for twenty years and was an assistant professor of social sciences at the United States Military Academy.[5] She was approved for promotion to major in 2000, lieutenant colonel in 2006 and colonel in 2012.[8][9][10]

From 2002 to 2004, she was executive assistant to the National Security advisor.[11] From 2004 to 2006, she was a battalion executive officer and brigade operations officer in the 704th Military Intelligence Brigade, a subordinate unit of the United States Army Intelligence and Security Command. Easterly was deployed to Baghdad as chief of the cryptologic services group for the National Security Agency. She also worked for NSA's elite Tailored Access Operations.[12]

From 2009 to 2010, Easterly served on the United States Cyber Command, which she helped establish.[12] 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.[13] 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.[14][15]

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.[12][3] She was sworn into office on July 13, 2021.[16]

Awards[]

Personal[]

Easterly is the daughter of Noel Clinton Koch and June Quint Koch. She married attorney Jason Tighe Easterly in Potomac, Maryland on April 3, 2004.[1] They have a son.[19] Judge Catharine Easterly of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals is a sister-in-law. [20] [21]

References[]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Weddings/Celebrations: Jennie Koch, Jason Easterly". April 4, 2004. https://www.nytimes.com/2004/04/04/style/weddings-celebrations-jennie-koch-jason-easterly.html. 
  2. ↑ "PN420 - Nomination of Jen Easterly for Department of Homeland Security, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". 2021-06-16. https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/420. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Ropek, Lucas (July 12, 2021). "CISA Gets a New Director Amidst Ongoing Ransomware Dumpster Fire". Gizmodo. https://gizmodo.com/cisa-gets-a-new-director-amidst-ongoing-ransomware-dump-1847277830. 
  4. ↑ "Transcript: Securing Cyberspace with Jen Easterly" (in en). The Washington Post. 2021-10-05. ISSN 0190-8286. https://www.washingtonpost.com/washington-post-live/2021/10/05/transcript-securing-cyberspace-with-jen-easterly/. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Jen Easterly" (in en). http://newamerica.org/our-people/jen-easterly/. 
  6. ↑ "32 Americans Awarded Rhodes Scholarships". December 11, 1989. https://www.nytimes.com/1989/12/11/us/32-americans-awarded-rhodes-scholarships.html. 
  7. ↑ Armstrong, Jenice (December 16, 1989). "Four from D.C. Area Make the Rhodes Scholarship Grade". https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1989/12/16/four-from-dc-area-make-the-rhodes-scholarship-grade/b9e317d2-8021-4d42-9898-3e2128049dbd/. 
  8. ↑ "PN1247 — Army — 106th Congress (1999-2000)". October 6, 2000. https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/1247. 
  9. ↑ "PN1883 — Army — 109th Congress (2005-2006)". September 29, 2006. https://www.congress.gov/nomination/109th-congress/1883. 
  10. ↑ "PN1278 — Army — 112th Congress (2011-2012)". February 17, 2012. https://www.congress.gov/nomination/112th-congress/1278. 
  11. ↑ "Biden Beefs Up Cyber Team with NSA, DHS Veterans in Key Roles at White House, CISA, DHS" (in en-US). 12 April 2021. https://www.hstoday.us/people-on-the-move/biden-beefs-up-cyber-team-with-nsa-dhs-veterans-in-key-roles-at-white-house-cisa-dhs/. 
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Geller, Eric (July 12, 2021). "Senate confirms Jen Easterly as head of U.S. cyber agency". POLITICO. https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/12/senate-confirms-jen-easterly-cyber-499335. 
  13. ↑ "Jen Easterly's Mission-Driven Purpose" (in en). https://www.morganstanley.com/blog/multicultural/a-life-of-leadership-and-service. 
  14. ↑ "Statement by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on National Cyber Director and CISA Director Nominations" (in en-US). 2021-04-12. https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/04/12/statement-by-national-security-advisor-jake-sullivan-on-national-cyber-director-and-cisa-director-nominations/. 
  15. ↑ "Jennifer Easterly" (in en-US). https://nationalsecurity.gmu.edu/jennifer-easterly/. 
  16. ↑ "Statement from New CISA Director Jen Easterly | CISA". https://www.cisa.gov/news/2021/07/13/statement-new-cisa-director-jen-easterly. 
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Jen Easterly | CISA" (in en). https://www.cisa.gov/jen-easterly. 
  18. ↑ "Awards & Fellows" (in en). https://jamesfoleyfoundation.org/awards-fellowships. 
  19. ↑ "Jen Easterly". The Aspen Institute. https://agln.aspeninstitute.org/profile/4543. 
  20. ↑ "Obituary: Harry Watkey Easterly, Jr.". June 16, 2005. https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/timesdispatch/name/harry-easterly-obituary?id=5395463. 
  21. ↑ "Obituary: Mary Easterly". March 21, 2018. https://richmond.com/obituaries/easterly-mary/article_418d13b1-eddc-58d5-9e94-037175cdbe20.html#tncms-source=login. 
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