MATT TRAVIS

Matthew Travis is the former Deputy Director for the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). In that role, he supported CISA Director Christopher Krebs in overseeing all six of the Agency’s operational divisions and also served as CISA's de facto Chief Operating Officer. Prior to CISA’s inception in November 2018, Travis was the Deputy Under Secretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD). Travis was also the Chair of the DHS COVID-19 Secretary’s Advisory Group and remains the Chair of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development's (OECD) High-Level Risk Forum. Prior to joining CISA in March 2018, Travis served as vice president of homeland security for Cadmus, a security and resiliency professional services firm. In 2010, he co-founded Obsidian Analysis, Inc., a homeland security consultancy. Obsidian was acquired by Cadmus in 2016. Previously, Travis served as president of the information security company Detica, Inc., and before that, vice president at DFI International, a national security analysis firm. From 1991 to 1998, Travis served as an officer in the U.S. Navy. He initially served aboard the guided-missile frigate U.S.S. CARR (FFG 52) as the Engineering Auxiliaries Officer. Travis then served a tour as White House Liaison to the Secretary of the Navy and was also a White House Military Aide. Travis is from Terre Haute, Indiana. He is a 1991 graduate of the University of Notre Dame and holds a master’s in National Security Studies from Georgetown University.