The White House and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency disclosed key personnel decisions this week as the administration continues efforts to improve the nation’s resilience and cybersecurity posture. 

The White House Office of the National Cyber Director named Harry Wingo the new deputy national cyber director. 

Wingo, an assistant professor at the National Defense University College of Information and Cyberspace and former U.S. Navy Seal officer, will begin his new role next week, according to the White House. 

“Harry’s lifetime of leadership will greatly contribute to our team’s mission to advance our nation’s security, economic prosperity and technological innovation through cybersecurity policy leadership,” National Cyber Director Harry Coker Jr. said in a statement. 

Wingo previously served as president and CEO of the D.C. Chamber of Commerce, senior policy counsel at Google and counsel to the Senate Committee on Science, Commerce & Transportation. 

Coker in May released a status report on the national cybersecurity strategy, with plans to improve resilience in key critical infrastructure sectors, including water and healthcare.

The appointment comes as CISA named Bridget Bean, assistant director of integrated operations,  the new executive director of the agency. Bean will succeed Brandon Wales, who is stepping down as the agency’s first executive director next month. 

CISA Director Jen Easterly said it has been an honor serving with Wales, who was briefly named acting director after former President Donald Trump fired Chris Krebs following the 2020 election, when the director vouched for the security of the November election. 

“Brandon has guided CISA through some of the most serious threats facing our nation,” Easterly said in a statement. “From Sunburst to the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline to the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the agency and the department have looked to Brandon time and again for his leadership and deep expertise.”