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Cyber

Biden Nominates Army, Industry Cyber Vet To Lead CISA

By Cal Biesecker

Monday, April 12th, 2021

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Biden Nominates Army, Industry Cyber Vet To Lead CISA

Jen Easterly, President Joe Biden's nominee to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. LinkedIn Photo

President Joe Biden on Monday announced his intent to nominate six key leaders for the Department of Homeland Security, including Jen Easterly, a military, government and industry veteran with a strong background in cybersecurity and counter-terrorism to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Easterly is currently head of Firm Resilience and the Fusion Resilience Center at the investment banking company Morgan Stanley [MS], and an Army veteran who worked in intelligence and cyber operations and stood up the…

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