Harry Coker
Harry Coker | |
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| Secretary of the Maryland Department of Commerce | |
| Assumed office February 28, 2025 Acting:February 5, 2025 – February 28, 2025 | |
| Governor | Wes Moore |
| Preceded by | Kevin Anderson |
| United States National Cyber Director | |
| In office December 15, 2023 – January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Drenan Dudley (acting) |
| Succeeded by | Sean Cairncross (nominee) |
| Personal details | |
| Education | |
Harry Coker Jr. is an American lawyer and national security expert serving as the Maryland Secretary of Commerce since 2025. He previously served as National Cyber Director from 2023 to 2025 and as the executive director of the National Security Agency from 2017 to 2019.
From 2019 to 2023, Coker has worked as a senior fellow at the Auburn University McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security. A graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School, Coker was a naval officer for twenty years before joining the Central Intelligence Agency in 2000.