Our People
Who We Are
The people at our agency, who are most visible to the public, are our Transportation Security Officers at airport checkpoints. While they are the largest group of our employees, they are joined by others in a variety of occupations, including Federal Air Marshals, Bomb Assessment Officers, intelligence analysts, and more.
Our Leadership
- Kip Hawley is the TSA Administrator. He was a member of the original team that started TSA in November 2001 and, after working in the private sector, returned to TSA in July 2005.
- Gale Rossides, Deputy Administrator
Additional Biographies
- Dana A. Brown, Assistant Administrator for Law Enforcement and Director of Federal Air Marshal Service
- William W. Gaches, Assistant Administrator for the Office of Global Strategies
- Mike Golden, Assistant Administrator for Operational Process & Technology, Chief Information Officer, and Chief Technology Officer
- Richard Gunderson, Assistant Administrator for Acquisition
- K. David Holmes, Jr., Assistant Administrator for Inspection
- Ellen Howe, Assistant Administrator for Strategic Communications/Public Affairs
- Keith G. Kauffman, Assistant Administrator for Intelligence and Analysis
- Francine Kerner, Chief Counsel
- Morris (Mo) McGowan, Assistant Administrator for Security Operations
- David Nicholson, Assistant Administrator for Finance and Administration and Chief Financial Officer
- Stephanie Rowe, Assistant Administrator for Transportation Threat Assessment & Credentialing
- John P. Sammon, Assistant Administrator for Transportation Sector Network Management
- Kimberly Walton, Special Counselor
- Richard Whitford, Assistant Administrator for Human Capital
