Christopher Krebs

Christopher Krebs serves as the first Director of the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Krebs was originally sworn in on June 15, 2018, as the Under Secretary for the predecessor of CISA, the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD). Krebs was nominated for that position by President Trump in February 2018. As Director, Krebs oversees CISA’s efforts to defend civilian networks, secure federal facilities, manage systemic risk to national critical functions, and work with stakeholders to raise the security baseline of the nation’s cyber- and physical infrastructure.