Karen Evans
Managing Director, Cyber Readiness Institute
Karen Evans was the former Department of Homeland Security’s CIO and US Senate confirmed, Presidential Appointed executive, who served as the first Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response at the US Department of Energy. Prior to being named Assistant Secretary at DOE, Karen was the National Director of the US Cyber Challenge, a public-private partnership focused on building the cyber workforce. Karen served as the Administrator for the Office of EGov and IT at the Office of Management and Budget during the George W. Bush administration. At OMB, she oversaw nearly $71 billion in annual IT funds. Previously, she served as the CIO for DOE and at the director level with both the Department of Justice and the Farmers Home Administration.