Karen Evans named to cybersecurity post at DOE
Karen Evans was sworn in this week as the assistant secretary for the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER) at the U.S. Department of Energy.
“[DOE] Secretary [Rick] Perry created the CESER office to address the emerging threats of tomorrow while protecting the reliability and security of American energy today. From her extensive cybersecurity background in both the private and public sectors, there is no one better suited or more qualified to carry out this mission than Karen Evans,” U.S. Deputy Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette said.
The U.S. Senate confirmed Evans in August.
“I am humbled and honored to serve as the first Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response at the U.S. Department of Energy,” Evans said. “I look forward to working with industry to provide the most advanced and secure energy infrastructure to the American people, and overcoming the challenges ahead in response to manmade and natural disasters.”
Previously, Evans was the national director of the U.S. Cyber Challenge, a public-private program designed to help address a skills gap in the cybersecurity field. Before that, she was a top IT official at the Office of Management and Budget under President George W. Bush. Evans received her MBA and BA in Chemistry from West Virginia University.
