Harry Coker, an American lawyer and national security expert, was nominated July 25 by President Joe Biden to become National Cyber Director.
He served as executive director of the National Security Agency from 2017-19.
Since 2019, Coker has worked as a senior fellow at the Auburn University's McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security.
A graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School, Coker was a naval officer for 20 years before joining the Central Intelligence Agency in 2000.
Coker is a graduate of the United States Naval Academy and earned a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center.
Coker served as a surface warfare officer for his first six years in the United States Navy and was an engineering duty officer until he retired as a Commander in 2000.
In 2019, Coker became a senior fellow at the Auburn University McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security.
In 2020, Coker was a member national security staff during the presidential transition of Joe Biden.
If confirmed as National Cyber Director, sould succeed Kemba Walden, acting National Cyber Director. (GovWire 07/25/23) Harry Coker Nominated as National Cyber Director - GovCon Wire
Regional Note: U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), who has been holding up defense promotions until DoD changes its abortion policy, was a football coach at Auburn University (and the University of Mississippi).
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