Michael C. Casey

{{Short description|American national security official}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2025}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| image = Michael C. Casey, NCSC Director.jpg

| office = Director of the National Counterintelligence and Security Center

| president = Joe Biden

| term_start = September 2023

| predecessor = William Evanina
Michael Orlando (acting)

| death_date =

| death_place =

| education = University of Kentucky
Georgetown University (MA)

}}

Michael Colin Casey is an American national security official who has served as director of the United States National Counterintelligence and Security Center (NCSC) since September 2023.

Early life and education

Casey graduated from the University of Kentucky and Georgetown University's Walsh School of Foreign Service.{{Cite web |title=Director NCSC |url=https://www.dni.gov/index.php/ncsc-who-we-are/ncsc-leadership |access-date=2024-05-20 |website=www.dni.gov}}

Career

On June 7, 2023, Casey was nominated by President Joe Biden to serve in the role.{{Cite web |last=Dille |first=Grace |date=June 8, 2023 |title=Biden Nominates Mike Casey to Lead NCSC |url=https://www.meritalk.com/articles/biden-nominates-mike-casey-to-lead-ncsc/ |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=MeriTalk}} Casey was the Staff Director for the United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence since 2016. Prior to that, he served as a staff member on the United States House Committee on Armed Services.{{Cite web |date=June 7, 2023 |title=President Biden Announces Key Nominees |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/06/07/president-biden-announces-key-nominees-49/ |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=The White House}}

On September 12, 2023, Casey was confirmed by the United States Senate as NCSC director.{{Cite news |last=Matishak |first=Martin |date=September 12, 2023 |title=New leader for White House counterintelligence office is confirmed in Senate |url=https://therecord.media/ncsc-director-michael-casey-senate-confirmation |access-date=May 4, 2024 |work=The Record}}

Senator Mark Warner, Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, offered remarks after Casey's unanimous confirmation.{{Cite web |date=September 15, 2023 |title=U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner Delivers Remarks on Confirmation of Mike Casey to Director of National Counterintelligence and Security Center |url=https://www.warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm/2023/9/video-release-u-s-sen-mark-r-warner-delivers-remarks-on-confirmation-of-mike-casey-to-director-of-national-counterintelligence-and-security-center |access-date=May 4, 2024 |website=Office of Mark R. Warner}}

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