Karen S. Evans

Karen S. Evans is a former United States Senate confirmed, Presidential Appointed executive, who served as the first Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response at the U.S. Department of Energy. An executive who served in four Presidential Appointed positions in three Administrations. She is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.
Education
Evans holds an Honorary Doctor of Business, Master of Business Administration, a Master of Arts Public History certificate, and a Bachelor of science in Chemistry from West Virginia University.
Career
Evans previously served as the Managing Director of the Cyber Readiness Institute.
Evans formerly served as the first Assistant Secretary for Cybersecurity, Energy Security and Emergency Response for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE). After being confirmed by the United States Senate, she was sworn in on August 28, 2018, and provided strategic direction, leadership and management to address emerging threats while improving energy infrastructure security and supporting the DOE national security mission. From March 2020 - January 20, 2021, Evans served as the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
Prior to being named Assistant Secretary at DOE, Evans was the national director of the U.S. Cyber Challenge, a public-private partnership focused on building the cyber workforce. She served on the Trump Transition and Landing Teams to develop the management agenda addressing technology initiatives government wide.
Evans served as the Administrator for the Office of Electronic Government and Information Technology at the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) during the George W. Bush administration. At OMB, she oversaw nearly $71 billion in annual IT funds, including implementation of IT throughout the federal government. Starting in 2003 she served as the Chief Information Officer for the Department of Energy, and at the director level with both the U.S. Department of Justice and the Farmers Home Administration.
As of 2012, Evans was a co-founder of SafeGov, which advised United States government entities on cloud computing.
Honors and awards
Evans is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.
In 2012 Evans was named a distinguished alumni by West Virginia University.

Main Menu

See Also

Main Menu