Shawn Graff

About Shawn Graff

Mr. Shawn Graff most recently served as the Regional Director in Region 8 and acting Regional Director in Region 9 for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Additionally, Mr. Graff served as the Deputy Director of the Office of Infrastructure Protection (IP) Sector Outreach and Programs Division responsible for leading the unified public-private sector effort to ensure the critical infrastructure sectors were prepared, more secure, and safer from terrorist attacks, natural disasters, and other incidents. From 2008 to 2012, he served as the Director of the DHS National Infrastructure Coordinating Center where he led the transformation of the Infrastructure Protection incident management plan to align response operations closer to the rest of the federal interagency and more clearly define expectations and responsibilities of response resources. Additionally Mr. Graff served as the Assistant Deputy Director of the Homeland Security Operations Center now known as the National Operations Center during the standup of the Department. Mr. Graff served in the intelligence community within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence working intelligence information sharing within and amongst the federal interagency.While earning his degrees Mr. Graff spent his summers as a federal wildland firefighter throughout the West, Southwest and Alaska. Serving on Hotshot, Heli-rappel, and Engine crews.From 1990 to 2009 Mr. Graff served in the United States Army and Army Reserve as an infantryman and an intelligence officer. Mr. Graff also has experience in the state and local governments, having served as a firefighter, police officer, and director of emergency management. Mr. Graff earned a Master of Arts Degree in International Relations from the University of Oklahoma in 2014, a Bachelor’s of Arts Degree in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin in and an Associate in Fire Protection degree from Fox Valley Technical College in 1996.

Experience

1. Adjunct Professor

   Texas A&m Engineering Extension Service - Teex

   May 2025 — Present

Education

• Fox Valley Technical College

  Associate of Science - AS, Fire Protection

  1993 — 1996

• Augustine Institute

  Master's degree (in progress), Theology/Theological Studies

• Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education

  Leadership during Crisis

  2010

• University of Oklahoma

  Master's degree, International Relations and Affairs

  2012 — 2014

• University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Philosophy

  1995 — 2000