Mischel Kwon
Mischel Kwon, an IT professional with more than 26 years of experience, is Director of Operations for the United States Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US-CERT) in the National Security Division of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The US-CERT is responsible for analyzing and reducing cyber threats and vulnerabilities in Federal networks, disseminating cyber threat warning information and coordinating incident response activities. In addition, she serves as an adjunct professor at George Washington University in Washington, DC, where Ms. Kwon also runs the GW Cyber Defense Lab.
Kwon previously served as deputy director for IT Security Staff at the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), where she built and deployed the Justice Security Operations Center (JSOC) to monitor and defend the DOJ network against cyber threats. She holds a master’s degree in computer science and a graduate certificate in computer security and information assurance.