Caryn Wagner

Caryn Wagner was the Department of Homeland Security’s Under Secretary of Homeland Security for Intelligence and Analysis from February 11, 2010, to December 21, 2012. As such, she was DHS's Chief Intelligence Officer (CINT), in charge of the DHS Office of Intelligence and Analysis with responsibilities over the DHS component intelligence services. She was the first woman to serve in this position, after extensive experience in the U.S. Intelligence Community and on Capitol Hill. She graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1979 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and History, and received a Master of Science degree in Systems Management from the University of Southern California in 1987. As is customary for Under Secretaries of Homeland Security for intelligence, she had two confirmation hearings, the first before the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on December 1, 2009, and the second before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on December 3, 2009. She was confirmed by the Senate on February 11, 2010.

Post-DHS Career Since January 2015, Wagner has been an Adjunct Faculty Member at the National Intelligence University, teaching courses in leadership and management, Intelligence Community policy and oversight, and financial management of intelligence resources. Wagner serves on the board of directors of the National Intelligence University Foundation.

Wagner serves on the board or as an advisor to a number of charitable and private organizations.