Homeland Security Advisory Council

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The Homeland Security Advisory Council (HSAC) is part of the Executive Office of the President of the United States. It was created by an Executive Order on March 19, 2002. [1]

Council members

Council Leadership
OfficeNameTitle
Co-Chair William Bratton Former New York City Police Commissioner and Chief of the Los Angeles Police Department
Co-Chair Jamie Gorelick Former Deputy Attorney General
Vice Chair Karen Tandy Former Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator
Chair Emeritus William H. Webster Former Director of Central Intelligence and Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
Council Members
OfficeName
Member Jayson Ahern Former Acting Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection
Member John Allen Retired United States Marine Corps General
Member Dmitri Alperovitch Co-Founder of CrowdStrike
Member Marc Andreessen Co-Founder of Netscape, Opsware, and Mosaic
MemberCheryl Andrews-MaltaisTribal Chairwoman for Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aquinnah
Member Mary Barra Chair and Chief Executive Officer of General Motors
MemberTarika BarrettChief Executive Officer of Girls Who Code
MemberNoah BookbinderPresident and Chief Executive Officer of CREW
Member Safra Catz Chief Executive Officer of Oracle
MemberCatherine ChenChief Executive Officer of the Polaris Project
Member Michael Chertoff Former Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security
MemberCarrie CorderoSenior Fellow and General Counsel at the Center for a New American Security
Member Lynn Good Chair, President, and Chief Executive Officer of Duke Energy
MemberDanielle GrayExecutive Vice-President of Walgreens Boots Alliance, former Deputy Director of the National Economic Council, and former White House Cabinet Secretary
Member Jane Harman Distinguished Scholar and President Emerita of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and former Congresswoman from California
MemberRobert IsomChief Executive Officer of American Airlines
Member Scott Kirby Chief Executive Officer of United Airlines
MemberCarie LemackCo-Founder of Zed Factor Fellowship
Member Michael Masters National Director & Chief Executive Officer of the Secure Community Network
Member Brian Moynihan Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of America
Member Janet Murguía President and Chief Executive Officer of UnidosUS
Member Leon Panetta Former Secretary of Defense, Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, and White House Chief of Staff
MemberTed SchleinGeneral partner at Kleiner Perkins and Executive Chairman of Ballistic Ventures
Member Sonal Shah Executive Vice President at United Way and Founding President of the Asian American Foundation
Member Ali Soufan Chair and Chief Executive Officer of Soufan Group and former F.B.I. agent
Member Todd Stern Senior fellow at the Brookings Institution and former Special Envoy for Climate Change
MemberVincent TalucciExecutive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the International Association of Chiefs of Police
MemberJonathan ThompsonExecutive Director and Chief Executive Officer of the National Sheriffs' Association
Member Hamdi Ulukaya Chief Executive Officer of Chobani
MemberLynda Williamsformer President of NOBLE
MemberPatrick YoesNational President of the Fraternal Order of Police
MemberWendy YoungPresident of Kids In Need of Defense

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References

  1. "Homeland Security Council Executive Order". georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov.