Security and Administrative Services - Assistant Administrator
Kerry Stewart
Kerry Stewart served as the Chief Security Officer (CSO) for the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). As CSO, he was responsible for overseeing CISA’s internal security and threat management programs through a multi-layered approach of integrated security programs, inspections, and investigations. Stewart was responsible for the strategic direction of the Office of the Chief Security Officer (OCSO), ensuring a safe and secure work environment, and promoting organizational excellence, integrity, and accountability to stakeholders.
Prior to this position, he served as the director of security, Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence, Department of Energy. Previously, he was the security officer-unit chief, Personnel Security Investigation Unit, Federal Bureau of Investigation, as well as the chief security officer, Honolulu Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation. He has also served in other federal positions as regional security manager, Emergency Management and Security Branch, General Services Administration; supervisory security specialist, Office of Security, Counterespionage Division, Department of Commerce; and the deputy director of security, Special Programs Division, Defense Contracts Management Agency.
Stewart holds a Bachelor of Science in information systems management from the University of Maryland Global College, a Master of Arts in management from American Military University, and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Phoenix. He also holds the Department of Defense Security Fundamentals Professional Certification, Security Asset Protection Professional Certification, and a Security Program Integration Professional Certification.