Jen Easterly
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| Nationality | US | |||||||||||
| Alma mater | United States Military Academy, Pembroke College (Oxford) | |||||||||||
| Member of | Council on Foreign Relations/Members, Rhodes Scholar/1990 | |||||||||||
Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Bilderberg 2022.
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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. [1][2]
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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.[3] She was approved for promotion to major in 2000, lieutenant colonel in 2006 and colonel in 2012.[4][5][6]
From 2002 to 2004, she was executive assistant to the National Security advisor.[7] 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.[8]
From 2009 to 2010, Easterly served on the United States Cyber Command, which she helped establish.[8] 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.[9] 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.[10][11]
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] She was sworn into office on July 13, 2021.[13]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/2022 | 2 June 2022 | 5 June 2022 | US Washington DC Mandarin Oriental Hotel | The 68th Bilderberg Meeting, held in Washington DC, after an unprecedented two year hiatus during which a lot of the Bilderberg regulars were busy managing COVID-19 |
| Bilderberg/2023 | 18 May 2023 | 21 May 2023 | Portugal Lisbon Pestana Palace Hotel | The 69th Bilderberg Meeting, held in Lisbon, with 128 guests on the official list. The earliest in the year since 2009. |
| Bilderberg/2024 | 30 May 2024 | 2 June 2024 | Spain Madrid | The 70th Bilderberg Meeting |
| WEF/Annual Meeting/2022 | 22 May 2022 | 26 May 2022 | World Economic Forum Switzerland | 1912 guests in Davos |
References
- ↑ https://www.congress.gov/nomination/117th-congress/420
- ↑ https://gizmodo.com/cisa-gets-a-new-director-amidst-ongoing-ransomware-dump-1847277830
- ↑ http://newamerica.org/our-people/jen-easterly/
- ↑ https://www.congress.gov/nomination/106th-congress/1247
- ↑ https://www.congress.gov/nomination/109th-congress/1883
- ↑ https://www.congress.gov/nomination/112th-congress/1278
- ↑ 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/
- ↑ a b https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/12/senate-confirms-jen-easterly-cyber-499335
- ↑ https://www.morganstanley.com/blog/multicultural/a-life-of-leadership-and-service
- ↑ 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/
- ↑ https://nationalsecurity.gmu.edu/jennifer-easterly/
- ↑ https://www.politico.com/news/2021/07/12/senate-confirms-jen-easterly-cyber-499335
- ↑ https://www.cisa.gov/news/2021/07/13/statement-new-cisa-director-jen-easterly
