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Leadership

List of senior leaders at the Department. For more information about an individual listed, including a biography, click on their name.

  • Secretary, Kristi Noem | Secretary's Corner
  • Under Secretary, Management (vacant), Benjamine C. Huffman, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary for Management
    • Deputy Under Secretary for Management (vacant)
    • Chief of Staff, Greyson McGill
    • Chief Financial Officer (acting), Holly C. Mehringer
    • Chief Security Officer (acting), Iwona B. Horyn
    • Chief Human Capital Officer, Roland Edwards
    • Chief Information Officer, Antoine McCord
    • Chief Procurement Officer, Paul Courtney
    • Chief Readiness Support Officer, Trae Watkins
    • Executive Director, Office of Program Accountability and Risk Management, Robert M. Borka
    • Director, Office of Biometric Identity Management, Antoine McCord
    • Director, Federal Protective Service, Faron Paramore
  • Under Secretary, Science and Technology (vacant), Daniel Tamburello, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary, Science and Technology
    • Deputy Under Secretary, Julie S. Brewer
    • Chief of Staff, Colin MacDermott
  • Under Secretary, Office of Intelligence and Analysis, Matthew Kozma
    • Principal Deputy Under Secretary, Office of Intelligence and Analysis, Adam Luke
  • Under Secretary, Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans (vacant), Christopher C. Pratt, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary, Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans
    • Deputy Under Secretary, John H. Gountanis
    • Chief of Staff, Jason Killmeyer
    • Assistant Secretary for Border and Immigration Policy (acting), Rory Burke
    • Assistant Secretary for Counterterrorism, Threat Prevention and Law Enforcement, Nicholas Kikis
    • Assistant Secretary for Cyber, Infrastructure, Risk and Resilience, David Harvilicz
    • Assistant Secretary for International Affairs (acting), Simon Bland
    • Assistant Secretary for Trade and Economic Security, Aris Kourkoumelis
  • Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Joseph B. Edlow
  • Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard (acting), Admiral Kevin E. Lunday
  • Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Rodney Scott
    • Deputy Commissioner, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (acting), John Modlin
    • Chief Operating Officer (acting), Casey Owen Durst
  • Director, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (acting), Dr. Madhu Gottumukkala
  • Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency (vacant), David Richardson, Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency
    • Deputy Administrator (vacant), Federal Emergency Management Agency
    • Deputy Administrator for Resilience (acting), David Arnold
    • U.S. Fire Administrator (vacant), Donna Black, Acting Administrator
  • Director, Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, Benjamine C. Huffman
    • Deputy Director, Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers, Paul E. Baker
  • Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (acting), Todd M. Lyons
    • Deputy Director, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Madison D. Sheahan
  • Director, U.S. Secret Service, Sean Curran
  • Administrator, Transportation Security Administration (acting), Ha Nguyen McNeill
    • Deputy Administrator, Transportation Security Administration, Ha Nguyen McNeill
  • Assistant Secretary, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, David Richardson
    • Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Office, Deborah Kramer
  • Director and Chief Medical Officer, Office of Health Security (acting), Dr. Dev Jani
    • Deputy Director and Deputy Chief Medical Officer (vacant)
  • Assistant Secretary, Office of Legislative Affairs (acting), Dillon McGregor
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary (Senate), Andrew Ott
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary (House), Sara Lynn Colley
    • Chief of Staff, Kendal Tigner  
  • Assistant Secretary, Office of Partnership and Engagement (acting), Sara Perkins
    • Faith-Based Organization Security Coordinator, Irene Armendariz-Jackson
    • Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Vacant
    • Chief of Staff, Vacant
    • Deputy Chief of Staff, Vacant
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, Sara Perkins
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Private Sector Office, Regina Mauro
    • Executive Director (DFO), Homeland Security Advisory Council (acting), Alexander Jacobs
    • Director, Committee Management Officer, Mike Miron
  • Assistant Secretary, Office of Public Affairs, Tricia McLaughlin
    • Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Harry Fones
    • Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Communications, Nathaniel Madden
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary for Media Relations, Lauren Bis
    • Deputy Assistant Secretary, Strategic Communications, Micah Bock
    • Chief of Staff, Tammy Howard
  • Assistant Secretary, Office for State and Local Law Enforcement (vacant)
  • Executive Director, Joint Requirements Council, Joseph D. Wawro
  • Director, Office of Homeland Security Situational Awareness, Christopher J. Tomney
  • Chief Freedom of Information Officer, Roman Jankowski
  • Chief Privacy Officer, Roman Jankowski
  • Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman, Ron Sartini
    • Deputy Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman, Rudy Gomes
  • Ombudsman for Immigration Detention (vacant)
  • Officer for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (vacant)
  • Inspector General, Joseph V. Cuffari
Last Updated: 09/05/2025