Jamie Gorelick Appointed by DHS Secretary Mayorkas to Prestigious Homeland Security Advisory Council

Jamie Gorelick Appointed by DHS Secretary Mayorkas to Prestigious Homeland Security Advisory Council

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WASHINGTON – Today, Jamie Gorelick of Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, also known as WilmerHale, was appointed by Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas to the Homeland Security Advisory Council. Gorelick, who was also named co-chair, joins 32 other new members on the Council, the principal external advisory body to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

“Homeland Security is essential to our national well-being and, as we are daily reminded, we face no shortage of threats,” said Gorelick. “I am honored that Secretary Mayorkas asked me to serve as Co-Chair of the Advisory Council. I look forward to joining Co-Chair Bratton, and the many distinguished individuals who have agreed to serve as Council members, in providing the secretary with our best strategic advice as he and his department carry out their vital security and response missions.”

Gorelick joins former New York City Police Commissioner William Bratton in co-chairing the Council.

“These distinguished leaders have agreed to serve our country as members of the Homeland Security Advisory Council at a critically important time not only for our nation, but also for the world,” said Secretary Mayorkas. “Together, we will ensure that the Department is best positioned to meet the challenges we confront today, foresee and be ready for the challenges of tomorrow, capitalize on the power of technological innovation, and serve our country by living up to our highest ideals. Our Department is privileged to benefit from the experience, vision, and creativity of these incredibly accomplished individuals.”

As a member of the Council, Gorelick and other Council members will provide strategic advice and recommendations to the Secretary of Homeland Security, a member of the President’s Cabinet. DHS is the third-largest Cabinet department, responsible for a broad portfolio of domestic security matters from cybersecurity and emergency management, to aviation and border security, to countering child exploitation and the provision of the legal immigration system. Through the Council, Gorelick will help define DHS’s strategic vision, strengthen the Department to better meet the increasingly dynamic and rapidly evolving threat landscape, and harness technology and innovation to modernize the programs it administers.

Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr LLP, also known as WilmerHale, is an international law firm, known for its strong commitment to public service, with 13 offices and nearly 1,000 lawyers.

The Council was originally established in 2003 under the Federal Advisory Committee Act, a federal law that governs the establishment and operation of committees that provide consensus advice to a federal government agency. Secretary Mayorkas has reimagined the Council to meet the challenges and seize the opportunities that an evolving homeland security landscape presents.

The Council will convene for its first meeting on March 21, 2022. For more information about the Council, visit here.

Secretary Mayorkas has appointed the following individuals to the HSAC: 
• Jayson Ahern, Principal, The Chertoff Group
• John Allen, President, The Brookings Institution 
• Dmitri Alperovitch, Co-Founder and Chairman, Silverado Policy Accelerator
• Marc Andreessen, Co-Founder and General Partner, Andreessen Horowitz 
• Cheryl Andrews-Maltais, Chairwoman, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aquinnah 
• Mary Barra, Chair and Chief Executive Officer, General Motors Company
• Tarika Barrett, Chief Executive Officer, Girls Who Code
• Noah Bookbinder, President and Chief Executive Officer, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW)
• Safra Catz, Chief Executive Officer, Oracle Corporation
• Catherine Chen, Chief Executive Officer, Polaris 
• Michael Chertoff, Former Secretary of DHS and Co-Founder, The Chertoff Group
• Carrie Cordero, Senior Fellow & General Counsel, Center for a New American Security (CNAS)
• Lynn Good, Chair, President & Chief Executive Officer, Duke Energy 
• Jamie Gorelick, Partner, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, LLP
• Danielle Gray, Executive Vice President and Global Chief Legal Officer, Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. 
• Jane Harman, Distinguished Fellow and President Emerita, The Woodrow Wilson Center
• Robert Isom, Incoming Chief Executive Officer, American Airlines 
• Carie Lemack, Co-Founder, Zed Factor Fellowship
• Scott Kirby, Chief Executive Officer, United Airlines Holdings, Inc.
• Michael Masters, National Director & Chief Executive Officer, Secure Community Network
• Brian Moynihan, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, Bank of America 
• Janet Murguía, President and Chief Executive Officer, UnidosUS
• Leon Panetta, Former Secretary of Defense and Chairman, The Panetta Institute for Public Policy
• Ted Schlein, General Partner, Kleiner Perkins (KPCB)
• Sonal Shah, Executive Vice President, Worldwide Network Operations, United Way Worldwide, and Founding President, The Asian American Foundation
• Ali Soufan, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, The Soufan Group, LLC
• Todd Stern, Nonresident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution 
• Vincent Talucci, Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer, International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP)
• Jonathan Thompson, Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer, National Sheriffs’ Association
• Hamdi Ulukaya, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Chobani, LLC
• Lynda R. Williams, Immediate Past President, National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE)
• Patrick Yoes, National President, Fraternal Order of Police
• Wendy Young, President, Kids In Need of Defense (KIND)

 

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