Acting Associate Director for Vulnerability Management, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)

Jay Gazlay serves as the Acting Associate Director for Vulnerability Management (VM) at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). In this role, Jay
leads the mission to reduce the prevalence and impact of vulnerabilities and exploitable conditions across enterprises and technologies. This globally recognized portfolio within CISA includes programs such as the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures program (board
member since 2020), and CISA’s assessment program that offers penetration, risk and vulnerability, red team, and validated operational technology architecture
assessments. He is responsible for leading teams to develop automated and scalable services and to devise strategies to reduce cyber vulnerabilities and weaknesses for thousands of stakeholders. His proactive and collaborative leadership style has contributed greatly toward proactive security improvements for the nation’s critical infrastructure. His previous work includes serving as a Technical Director at Acuity, Inc., spending 13 years at the Department of State in various information technology roles including direct support to four Secretaries of State