Nitin Natarajan

Nitin Natarajan was appointed to serve as the Deputy Director for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on February 16, 2021. Prior to joining CISA in February 2021, Natarajan served in a variety of public and private sector positions spanning over 30 years.

Most recently he served as an executive at consulting firms providing subject matter expertise on a variety of topics, including IT, cybersecurity, homeland, and national security, critical infrastructure protection, environmental emergency management, continuity of operations, and health security matters.

Natarajan also held a number of federal government roles including serving as the Deputy Assistant Administrator for the Office of Land and Emergency Management at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Director of Critical Infrastructure Policy at the White House/National Security Council, and as the Director at the U.S. Health and Human Services overseeing their critical infrastructure, continuity of operations (COOP), and medical logistics programs.

Prior to serving in the federal government, Natarajan served in positions at the state/local government level and served as a hospital administrator.

Natarajan started his career by spending 13 years as a first responder in New York including serving as a flight paramedic. He was the Commander of a federal medical response team, based in New York, and has extensive experience deploying to natural and man-made disasters throughout the nation.

He holds an undergraduate degree from the State University of New York and a graduate degree from the United States Naval Postgraduate School.