Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Incumbent Vacant
Inaugural holder	Chris Krebs
Formation	2018
Deputy	Vacant
Website	www.dhs.gov/leadership

The Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is a high level civilian official in the United States Department of Homeland Security. The Director, as head of Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency at DHS, is the principal staff assistant and adviser to both the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security for all DHS programs designed to reduce the nation's risk to terrorism and natural disasters. The Director is appointed from civilian life by the President with the consent of the Senate to serve at the pleasure of the President.

The position was created in November 2018, replacing the position of Under Secretary of Homeland Security for National Protection and Programs.

The Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is responsible for directing all of the Department of Homeland Security's integrated efforts to reduce the risk of terrorism and natural disasters to the Nation's physical, cyber and communications infrastructure.

The Director is a Level III position within the Executive Schedule. As of January 2022, the annual rate of pay for Level III is $187,300.

#	Image	Name	Took office	Left office	President
Under Secretary of Homeland Security for National Protection and Programs
1		Suzanne Spaulding	October 2011	January 20, 2017	Barack Obama
		David Hess Senior Official Performing Duties of: Jan 21, 2017 – June 2017	January 20, 2017	June 2017	Donald Trump
		Jeanette Manfra Senior Official Performing Duties of: June 2017 – August 2017	June 2017	August 28, 2017
2		Chris Krebs Senior Official Performing Duties of: Aug 28, 2017 – June 15, 2018	August 28, 2017	November 15, 2018
Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
1		Chris Krebs	November 16, 2018	November 17, 2020	Donald Trump
-		Brandon Wales Acting	November 18, 2020	July 13, 2021	Donald Trump
					Joe Biden
2		Jen Easterly	July 13, 2021	January 20, 2025

Officials reporting to the Director of the CISA include:

• Deputy Director of CISA - Vacant
• Executive Director of CISA - Bridget Bean
• Executive Assistant Director for Cybersecurity Division (CSD) - Karen Evans
• Executive Assistant Director for Infrastructure Security Division (ISD) - Steven Harris (Acting)
• Executive Assistant Director for Emergency Communications (ECD) - Billy Bob Brown, Jr.
• Assistant Director for National Risk Management Center (NRMC) - Mona Harrington
• Assistant Director for Integrated Operations Division (IOD) - Boyden Royner
• Assistant Director for Stakeholder Engagement Division (SED) - Trent Frazier