Harry Coker, Jr. was confirmed by the Senate on December 12, 2023, as the second National Cyber Director in the White House Office of the National Cyber Director. Director Coker is a retired Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) senior executive and career Naval Officer, is a graduate of the US Naval Academy, the Naval Postgraduate School, and Georgetown University Law Center.
Previously, Coker served as Executive Director of the National Security Agency (NSA). Coker's service to the Nation and NSA was recognized with the awarding of the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal, the NSA Director's Distinguished Service Medal, and the IC EEOD Outstanding Leadership Award.
During the first seventeen years of his service with the CIA, Coker was assigned to leadership positions in the Directorate of Digital Innovation; the Directorate of Science & Technology; and the Director's Area. Key assignments included service as Director of the Open Source Enterprise, which is responsible for leveraging publicly available information; and as Deputy Director of CIA's Office of Public Affairs. Coker's leadership and contributions earned him the Presidential Rank Award and CIA's prestigious Don Cryer Award for Diversity & Inclusion.
