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\" readability=\"26.268188302425\">\n<div class=\"single-article__header-content\" readability=\"35.025280898876\">\n<p> Cairncross doesn\u2019t have any obvious major cyber experience, but has served at the RNC and White House. <\/p>\n<p>  <br \/>\n<audio id=\"audio-player\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-tts-cdn.api.scpnewsgrp.com\/cyberscoop\/83478\/english.openai.mp3\"><\/audio> <\/p>\n<div readability=\"11\">\n<div>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p>0:00<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <\/p>\n<p> <span id=\"tts-tooltip\">Learn more.<\/span> <span> This feature uses an automated voice, which may result in occasional errors in pronunciation, tone, or sentiment. <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"single-article__cover-wrap\">\n<figure class=\"single-article__cover\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" width=\"640\" height=\"437\" 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Casablanca with its director Loubna Tricha on November 8, 2019. (Photo by FADEL SENNA\/AFP via Getty Images) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"single-article__content\">\n<div class=\"single-article__content-inner has-drop-cap\"> <html readability=\"19.50225631769\"><body readability=\"41.998862990335\"><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump has selected Sean Cairncross \u2014 a former White House and Republican National Committee official and the former CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, a federal foreign aid agency \u2014 to be his <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Brandon_J_Pugh\/status\/1889506066464911675\">national cyber director<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cairncross hasn\u2019t held any major cyber-related positions, but during his time in the Trump White House as deputy assistant to the president and senior White House adviser to the chief of staff, <a href=\"https:\/\/techdiplomacy.org\/people\/sean-cairncross\/\">he is said to have<\/a> \u201cprovided counsel on a variety of issues, including matters related to national security.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He also served as chief operating officer at the Republican National Committee when, in 2016, he said the RNC had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wtkr.com\/2016\/09\/14\/gop-congressman-i-misspoke-when-i-said-rnc-was-hacked\">not been hit<\/a> by a cyberattack, contrary to the claims of a GOP congressman. And <a href=\"https:\/\/techdiplomacy.org\/people\/sean-cairncross\/\">he\u2019s served<\/a> in some other <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bitt.com\/blog\/bitt-appoints-sean-cairncross-as-advisor\">tech-related roles<\/a> outside of government.<\/p>\n<p>If confirmed by the Senate, he would become just the third permanent leader of the Office of the National Cyber Director, <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/national-cyber-director-harry-coker-looks-back-and-ahead-on-the-cyber-director-office\/\">replacing Harry Coker<\/a>, who himself replaced acting director Kemba Walden. Chis Inglis first held the position after its creation four years ago.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad ad--inline_1 \">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Advertisement<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Cairncross represents Trump\u2019s first real opportunity to put his mark on the office, aside from last month\u2019s repeal of an executive order establishing an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/01\/initial-rescissions-of-harmful-executive-orders-and-actions\/\">order of succession<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cairncross is the president and founder of the Cairncross Group, a Washington, D.C.-based strategic consultancy. He has worked at prominent law firms in addition to his roles at the White House, MCC, RNC and his own company.<\/p>\n<p>When the RNC was changing leadership this past election cycle, Trump\u2019s team <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/03\/10\/trump-republicans-rnc-money\">brought him in<\/a> to \u201cwatch the money,\u201d according to Axios, where he again served as chief operating officer and notified staffers about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2024\/mar\/11\/new-rnc-leadership-trump-loyals-purge-staff\">need to reapply<\/a> for their jobs. <\/p>\n<p><\/body> <\/p>\n<footer class=\"single-article__footer\">\n<div class=\"author-card\" readability=\"7.7216117216117\">\n<div class=\"author-card__avatar\">\n<figure class=\"author-card__image-wrap\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"author-card__image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/trump-picks-sean-cairncross-for-national-cyber-director-1.jpg?w=640&ssl=1\" alt=\"Tim Starks\"> <\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"author-card__details\" readability=\"10.901098901099\">\n<h4 class=\"author-card__name\">Written by Tim Starks<\/h4>\n<p> Tim Starks is senior reporter at CyberScoop. 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