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Patricia Cogswell

MEMBER SINCE: 2023

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Patty Cogswell is a homeland and national security executive with more than 25 years of government and private sector experience in the areas of innovation, organization and mission transformation and redesign.

History of Employment

Position
Division
Organization
Start
End
Deputy Administrator
Transportation Security Administration
2018
2020
Assistant Director
Office of Intelligence
Immigration and Customs Enforcement
2014
2018
Undersecretary (Acting)
Office of Intelligence and Analysis
Department of Homeland Security
2017
2017
Assistant Secretary (Acting)
Office of Policy
Department of Homeland Security
2013
2014
Special Assistant to the President
Transborder Security Policy
National Security Council Staff, White House
2010
2013
Deputy Assistant Secretary
Office of Policy, Screening Coordination
Department of Homeland Security
2006
2010
Chief Strategist
US-VISIT Program
Department of Homeland Security
2004
2006
Director
Immigration Services Modernization
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
2000
2004
Partner
Defense and Security
Guidehouse
2020
Primary Policy Areas

Board Governance, Criminal Justice/Justice, Government Operations/Innovation, Homeland Security, Immigration, International Aid and Development, Intergovernmental Affairs and Coordination, National Security, Oversight/Regulation, Technology – Product Development, Transfer, Commercialization, Technology – Telecommunications, Information, Data Security, Transportation

Primary Sector of Expertise

Federal

Primary Functions

Academic Faculty, Change Management, Information Technology, Nonprofit / NGO leadership, Organizational Structure/Design/Development, Performance Measurement, Program Evaluation, Strategic Planning, Working Capital Funds