Nitin Natarajan serves as the Deputy Director for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Prior to joining CISA, Natarajan served in a variety of public and private sector positions spanning over 30 years. Natarajan also held a number of federal government roles to include Deputy Assistant Administrator at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Director of Critical Infrastructure Policy at the White House/National Security Council, and as a Director at the U.S. Health and Human Services overseeing healthcare and public health programs. At the beginning of his career, Natarajan spent 13 years as a first responder in New York, which included service as a flight paramedic. He was the Commander of a federal medical response team, based in New York, and has extensive experience deploying to natural and man-made disasters throughout the nation. He holds an under graduate degree from the State University of New York and a graduate degree from the United States Naval Postgraduate School.