Bridget Bean

Bridget E. Bean is an American government official who had served as the acting director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). She has also held the position of executive director of CISA since August 2024, following previous senior roles at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA).

Education Bean earned a B.A. in European studies from George Mason University.

Career Bean began working at the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) in 1994 as deputy assistant administrator. In that role, she oversaw contracts and grants management valued at more than $250 million, including areas such as warrant authority, facilities, security, and records management. She also directed the Grants Program Directorate, which included managing $20 billion in Homeland Security grants and overseeing a $600 million Grants Management Modernization project.