Dan LaGraffe serves as Deputy Director in CESER’s Infrastructure Hardening and Technology Development Division, where he utilizes his technological expertise to drive advancements in energy sector security and resilience through collaborative public-private initiatives and technology deployment.
Mr. LaGraffe develops and directs programs that transform innovative solutions into deployable capabilities for utilities and grid operators. These initiatives include AI-enabled detection, component and supply chain assurance, system level resilience, and cybersecurity support for smaller utilities, municipalities, and cooperatives. He leads multidisciplinary research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) across DOE national laboratories and academia, and oversees initiatives related to standards, integration, and testing.
Prior to this role, Mr. LaGraffe served as DOE’s Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) (acting), Deputy CISO, and Director of Cybersecurity Operations, providing enterprise leadership across more than 50 DOE sites, including 17 national laboratories. He directed Federal employees and contractors, managed a portfolio of mission-critical programs, launched DOE-wide threat and vulnerability management, established the department’s first comprehensive Vulnerability Disclosure Program, and built a quantitative risk management capability to inform strategic decisions. While serving in these roles, Mr. LaGraffe coordinated major incident response efforts and led enterprise cybersecurity data modernization through the development of the DOE Big Data Platform.
Before joining DOE, Mr. LaGraffe served in national security and cybersecurity focused roles across the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Cyber Command, and the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence. He led major international engagements, expanded operational partnerships across Europe and the Asia-Pacific, and negotiated information-sharing agreements that connected key allies to automated indicator sharing programs for real-time threat exchange. He strengthened military-to-military cyberspace coordination with NATO and Indo-Pacific partners and advised senior leaders on cyber strategy, policy, and operations, representing U.S. interests in high-level interagency and diplomatic forums.
Mr. LaGraffe holds a Master of Science in Information Security Engineering from the SANS Technology Institute, a Master of Arts in security policy studies from The George Washington University, and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Arizona State University. He holds numerous industry-standard certifications including CISSP, CISM, and multiple GIAC credentials spanning incident response, forensics, and security architecture. He is a U.S. Marine Corps veteran and currently serves as a Navy Reserve Officer. Mr. LaGraffe completed a Presidential Management Fellow (PMF) at the Office of the Secretary of Defense.