Nitin Natarajan serves as the Deputy Director for CISA. In this role, he supports the CISA Director in overseeing the Cybersecurity Division, the Infrastructure Security Division, the National Risk Management Center, and the Emergency Communications Division. His operational support responsibilities are to ensure a holistic approach to critical infrastructure protection across physical and cyber risks activities.
Prior to joining CISA in February 2021, Natarajan served as an executive at a consulting firm and served in federal, state, and local government roles.
Natarajan started his career spending 13 years as a first responder in New York including service as a flight paramedic.