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(Photo by ISSOUF SANOGO \/ AFP) (Photo credit should read ISSOUF SANOGO\/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=\"28.956967213115\"><body readability=\"62.895759145354\"><\/p>\n<p>President Donald Trump\u2019s pick to serve as national cyber director was endorsed by a collection of cyber experts days before a Senate panel will consider his nomination.<\/p>\n<p>The 24 people who signed the letter endorsing Sean Cairncross include former government officials and current industry leaders, many who served in Republican-led administrations but some who also served under Democrats \u2014 including the first national cyber director, Chris Inglis.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee will hold <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hsgac.senate.gov\/hearings\/nominations-10\/\">a hearing<\/a> on Cairncross\u2019 nomination Thursday, and at the same time consider fellow <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/tag\/sean-plankey\/\">Sean Plankey<\/a> to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. The experts sent their letter about Cainrcross to the leaders of the committee Monday.<\/p>\n<p>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 has <a href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/sean-cairncross-national-cyber-director-nomination-donald-trump\/\">minimal cyber experience<\/a> compared to his predecessors, but the letter from the experts emphasized other qualities they said would make him worthy of the role.<\/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>\u201cHis impressive combination of experience in both the public and private sectors, as well as his ability to navigate government, build coalitions, and implement strategic approaches to the challenges facing the United States make Sean situated particularly well to this role,\u201d they wrote. \u201cIn short, we believe that Sean is tremendously well suited for the challenging position of National Cyber Director.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Big names from the first Trump administration were among the letter\u2019s signatories, among them former top Department of Homeland Security officials Kirstjen Nielsen, Chad Wolf and Brian Harrell; former homeland security adviser Tom Bossert; and Bill Evanina, former director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center.<\/p>\n<p>Industry officials signing the letter included Adam Meyers from CrowdStrike; Chris Roberti from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Bruce Byrd of Palo Alto Networks; and Dave DeWalt of NightDragon. A number of former Cyberspace Solarium Commission members and staffers also signed the letter, such as Frank Cilluffo, Tom Fanning and Mark Montgomery. Cilluffo\u2019s McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure at Auburn University led the letter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs a group of senior national security experts with decades of experience in both the public and private sectors, we write to express our unanimous and enthusiastic support for Mr. Cairncross\u2019s nomination,\u201d they said. \u201cSean has a strong record of public service, outstanding credentials, as well as a demonstrated and unwavering commitment to advancing U.S. national security.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBuilding on the good work that has come before will require a focus on implementation of strategy, and Sean is exceedingly well prepared to undertake these stated challenges,\u201d they continued.<\/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>You can read the full letter below.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story was updated June 3 to correct the spelling of Tom Fanning\u2019s name.<\/em><\/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\/06\/experts-endorse-sean-cairncross-for-national-cyber-director-ahead-of-senate-hearing-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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(Argonne National Laboratory \/ Flickr) <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<header class=\"post-item__meta\" readability=\"1.9714285714286\">\n<h3 class=\"post-item__title\"> <a class=\"post-item__title-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/sean-plankey-cisa-nomination\/\"> Sean Plankey picked by Trump to be CISA director <\/a> <\/h3>\n<p> Plankey\u2019s nomination fills the biggest remaining gap among cyber leaders in the second Trump administration. <\/p>\n<div class=\"post-item__byline\"> <span class=\"post-item__author\"> <span>By <\/span> <a class=\"post-item__author-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/author\/tim-starkscyberscoop-com\/\"> Tim Starks <\/a> <\/span> <\/div>\n<p> <\/header>\n<p> <\/article>\n<article class=\"post-item post-item--popular-stories-cards \">\n<figure class=\"post-item__thumbnail\"> <a class=\"post-item__thumbnail-link\" href=\"https:\/\/cyberscoop.com\/sean-cairncross-national-cyber-director-nomination-donald-trump\/\" tabindex=\"-1\"> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"246\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/experts-endorse-sean-cairncross-for-national-cyber-director-ahead-of-senate-hearing-3.jpg?resize=246%2C168&ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-ratio-16-9-sm size-ratio-16-9-sm wp-post-image\" alt decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/experts-endorse-sean-cairncross-for-national-cyber-director-ahead-of-senate-hearing-7.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/experts-endorse-sean-cairncross-for-national-cyber-director-ahead-of-senate-hearing-7.jpg?resize=300,205 300w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/experts-endorse-sean-cairncross-for-national-cyber-director-ahead-of-senate-hearing-7.jpg?resize=768,524 768w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/experts-endorse-sean-cairncross-for-national-cyber-director-ahead-of-senate-hearing-7.jpg?resize=1024,699 1024w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/experts-endorse-sean-cairncross-for-national-cyber-director-ahead-of-senate-hearing-7.jpg?resize=1536,1049 1536w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/experts-endorse-sean-cairncross-for-national-cyber-director-ahead-of-senate-hearing-7.jpg?resize=600,410 600w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/experts-endorse-sean-cairncross-for-national-cyber-director-ahead-of-senate-hearing-7.jpg?resize=246,168 246w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/experts-endorse-sean-cairncross-for-national-cyber-director-ahead-of-senate-hearing-7.jpg?resize=494,337 494w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/experts-endorse-sean-cairncross-for-national-cyber-director-ahead-of-senate-hearing-7.jpg?resize=989,675 989w, https:\/\/ddi.mohflo.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/experts-endorse-sean-cairncross-for-national-cyber-director-ahead-of-senate-hearing-7.jpg?resize=1235,843 1235w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 246px) 100vw, 246px\"> <\/a><figcaption class=\"screen-reader-text\"> Ivanka Trump, daughter of President Donald Trump, accompanied by Sean Cairncross, then-CEO of the Millennium Challenge Corporation, tours ISMALA, a Moroccan institute specializing in aeronautic industries and civil aviation logistics in Casablanca with its director Loubna Tricha on November 8, 2019. 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