Brandon Wales

Brandon D. Wales is an American national security official serving as the acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Wales assumed office after President Donald Trump fired Chris Krebs, and previously served as first executive director of the agency.[1][2][3]

Brandon Wales
Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Acting
Assumed office
November 18, 2020
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byChris Krebs
Personal details
EducationGeorge Washington University (BA)
Johns Hopkins University (MA)

Education

Wales earned a bachelor's degree from George Washington University and a Master of Arts degree from Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University.[4]

Career

After serving as a national security advisor to Arizona Senator Jon Kyl, he joined the United States Department of Homeland Security in 2005, managing the Homeland Infrastructure Threat and Risk Analysis Center. From August 2017 to January 2019, he served as a senior counselor to then-Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen.

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References
  1. "After Krebs' dismissal, DHS's cyber agency is led by career official Brandon Wales. For now". CyberScoop. November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  2. "Career official Brandon Wales replaces Chris Krebs as acting head of DHS CISA". G2Xchange FedCiv. November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  3. Marks, Joseph. "Analysis | The Cybersecurity 202: Fears grow about White House interference at CISA after Krebs's ouster". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  4. "Brandon Wales | CISA". www.cisa.gov. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  5. "'Absolute right guy for the job': New cyber chief takes reins amid the chaos". POLITICO. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  6. Weston, Christopher (November 18, 2020). "CISA: Who is Brandon Wales? First Executive Director's career explored". HITC. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
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