About the Speaker
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    Robert Graham
    Cybersecurity Advisor and Coordinator for Missouri, DHS CISA

    Mr. Graham serves as a Cybersecurity Advisor and Cybersecurity Coordinator for Missouri. Currently, based in Columbia, MO he supports the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) mission of strengthening the security and resilience of the nation’s critical infrastructure.

    His programs coordinate cyber preparedness, risk mitigation and incident response. He provides Cybersecurity resource briefings, Cybersecurity assessments, and Incident Response planning to the nation’s sixteen critical infrastructure sectors and state, local, tribal, and territorial government entities.

    Prior to joining CISA, Mr. Graham worked for Southwestern Power Administration (SWPA), one of four Power Marketing Administrations under the Department of Energy. While at SWPA, Mr. Graham served as the senior Information Security Officer, acting Chief Information Security Officer and as a Responsible Subject Matter Expert for both Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) and Operational Technology (OT) systems for the North American Energy Reliability Corporation (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection requirements.

    Prior to working for the Department of Energy, Mr. Graham worked in the Insurance industry as a Networking and Telecommunications Technician, Security Administrator, Senior Security Administrator,
    and Chief Information Security Officer.

    Mr. Graham spent 12 years active duty with the United States Air Force supporting the National Emergency Airborne Command Post (NEACP), the Strategic Air Command (SAC) Airborne Command Post (Looking Glass) and the B-2 Stealth Bomber. In addition, Mr. Graham served as an Air Force Technical Training Instructor for Aircraft Electrical Environmental Systems