2017 Federal Identity Forum & Homeland Security

Chris Cummiskey
Chief Executive Officer
Cummiskey Strategic Solutions, LLC


Chris Cummiskey is the Chief Executive Officer of Cummiskey Strategic Solutions, LLC, a firm that specializes in cyber/IT, homeland security and management consulting. Mr. Cummiskey has 24 years of government experience in senior positions at both the Federal and state levels. He is recognized for his strong leadership, management and communication skills and has a proven record of success in delivering results. Mr. Cummiskey served in senior leadership at the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for six years, most recently in the number three position at the department as Acting Under Secretary for Management. During his tenure, he had department-wide oversight and responsibility for budget/finance, cyber/IT, procurement/contracting, human capital, security and administration. He also served as the department's Chief Acquisition Officer overseeing $19 Billion in annual spending and as the DHS Performance Improvement Officer. While at DHS, Mr. Cummiskey co-led all the major cyber committees at the department including the Executive Steering Committee on the National Cybersecurity Protection System (Einstein), the Executive Steering Committee on Cyber Strategy, the Acquisition Review Board on government-wide Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation (CDM) and the Executive Steering Committee on Cyber Hiring. He also served on the oversight committee on the implementation of President Obama's Executive Order on Cybersecurity. Mr. Cummiskey serves as a Senior Fellow with the George Washington University - Center for Cyber and Homeland Security. He also serves on numerous boards including the Partnership for Public Service and as a senior advisor to the Homeland Security and Defense Business Council.

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