Miles Jamison
Brandon Wales, former acting chief of staff of the Department of Homeland Security, has been appointed vice president of cybersecurity strategy at SentinelOne, according to the executive’s LinkedIn post shared Wednesday.
Wales served as acting executive director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency before joining the cybersecurity firm. In that role, Wales supervised the agency’s operations and spearheaded its long-term strategy development. He was tasked with safeguarding civilian networks from cyber threats and managing systemic risks that could affect vital national infrastructures.
Wales was also appointed senior response official leading the domestic preparedness and response concerning the crisis between Russia and Ukraine.
The long-serving executive spent almost 15 years at DHS in various leadership roles. During his last year, Wales was appointed deputy chief of staff and acting chief of staff, working directly with the Secretary of Homeland Security.
Wales also served as senior counselor to the Secretary for Cybersecurity and Resilience, director of the Office of Cyber and Infrastructure Analysis and deputy director of the Office of Cyber and Infrastructure Analysis.
