Kemba Walden
United States National Cyber Director
Acting
In office
February 15, 2023 – November 17, 2023
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byChris Inglis
Succeeded byDrenan Dudley (acting)
Personal details
EducationHampton University (BA)
Princeton University (MPA)
Georgetown University (JD)

Kemba Eneas Walden is an American lawyer who served as the acting National Cyber Director in 2023. She joined the Office of the National Cyber Director as its principal deputy in May 2022. Walden was previously counsel of the digital crimes unit at Microsoft.

Life

Walden earned a B.A. from Hampton University.[1] She earned a Master’s in Public Affairs from Princeton University and a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center.[1]

Walden spent a decade in government service at the United States Department of Homeland Security, most recently at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.[1] She was appointed to the Cyber Safety Review Board.[1] Walden later served as counsel at the Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) of Microsoft.[2] She was responsible for launching and leading DCU’s Ransomware Program.[1]

In May 2022, she joined the Office of the National Cyber Director, as its principal deputy. Upon the retirement of John C. Inglis on February 15, 2023, she became the acting director.[3][4] She was involved in the development of a National Cybersecurity Strategy.[5][6][7][8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Office of the National Cyber Director Announces Senior Leadership". The White House. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2023-07-19.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ "Kemba Walden | UC Berkeley School of Information". www.ischool.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  3. ↑ "Kemba Walden: The Next ONCD Top Boss?". 2022-12-22. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  4. ↑ Starks, Tim (February 15, 2023). "The first national cyber director's last day is today". The Washington Post.
  5. ↑ "White House Releases National Cybersecurity Strategy". GovTech. 2023-03-03. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  6. ↑ "NCD Walden Talks Next Steps for National Cyber Strategy". www.meritalk.com. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  7. ↑ "Acting national cyber director offers new details on upcoming cyber workforce strategy". FCW. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
  8. ↑ Iasiello, Emilio (2023-03-02). "Will a New Cyber Director Plus a New Cyber Strategy Equal a New Result?". OODA Loop. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
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