Biden Administration Names Key Leaders To Cybersecurity Positions

Keypoint: President Biden shows a strong preference for the cybersecurity expertise of former National Security Agency (NSA) leaders with his choices for significant cyber roles within his administration.

On April 12, 2021, the White House announced that President Biden selected two individuals to join his administration in the area of cybersecurity. Mr. Chris Inglis is nominated to be the first national cyber director, and Ms. Jen Easterly is nominated to serve as the new director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Both positions require confirmation by the U.S. Senate.

Each nominee brings extensive cybersecurity experience to the table, having worked in various capacities at the NSA. Mr. Inglis, currently a managing director at Paladin Capital Group, worked at the NSA for nearly thirty years, with seven years as the NSA's senior civilian deputy director. Ms. Easterly, who currently leads Morgan Stanley's Fusion Resilience Center,