Jen Easterly is the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). She was nominated by President Biden in April 2021 and unanimously confirmed by the Senate on July 12, 2021. Before coming to CISA, Jen was Head of Firm Resilience at Morgan Stanley. A two-time recipient of the Bronze Star, Jen retired from the U.S. Army after more than 20 years, including deployments in Haiti, the Balkans, Iraq, and Afghanistan. Responsible for standing up the Army’s first cyber battalion, she was also instrumental in the creation of United States Cyber Command. A graduate of West Point, Jen holds a master’s degree from the University of Oxford, where she studied as a Rhodes Scholar. She is the recipient of numerous honors, including the George C. Marshall Award in Ethical Leadership and the National Defense University Admiral Grace Hopper Award. She is a proud Mom, a mental health advocate, a Rubik’s Cube enthusiast, and an aspiring electric guitarist.