Kemba Walden is an American lawyer. She is Acting National Cyber Director for the

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Education

Walden graduated from

Hampton University Hampton University is a private, historically black, research university in Hampton, Virginia. Founded in 1868 as Hampton Agricultural and Industrial School, it was established by Black and White leaders of the American Missionary Association af ...

Princeton University Princeton University is a private university, private research university in Princeton, New Jersey. Founded in 1746 in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Elizabeth as the College of New Jersey, Princeton is the List of Colonial Colleges, fourth-oldest ins ...

, and from

Georgetown University Law Center The Georgetown University Law Center (Georgetown Law) is the law school of Georgetown University, a private research university in Washington, D.C. It was established in 1870 and is the largest law school in the United States by enrollment and ...

Career

Walden was an attorney at the

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. She was counsel at the Digital Crimes Unit of

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. Walden was involved in the development of a National Cybersecurity Strategy. In May 2022, she joined the Office of the National Cyber Director, becoming acting director on February 15, 2023.

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