Emily Burdick serves as the Director (Acting) and Principal Deputy Director of the Office of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Response (CESER). At CESER, she advances the Department of Energy’s (DOE) mission to strengthen the security and resilience of the energy sector. In this role, she is responsible for safeguarding the nation’s energy systems against evolving cyber and physical threats, enhancing preparedness and response, and fostering partnerships across federal, state, local, and private-sector stakeholders.
Prior to her current role, Burdick served as both the Chief of Staff for the Office of the Under Secretary of Energy and for CESER. As Chief of Staff, she was instrumental to guiding CESER’s organizational priorities to address rising energy demand and evolving cyber and physical threats.
Burdick has extensive experience in energy and cybersecurity policy, legislative affairs, and strategic planning from DOE to Capitol Hill to the private sector. She served as Director of Government Relations for Security & Preparedness at the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), leading the industry's advocacy on grid security, preparedness, and domestic supply chains. Before EEI, Burdick served as a Senior Professional Staff Member on the House Committee on Homeland Security, Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection. Additionally, during the first Trump Administration, she served in DOE’s Office of Electricity.
Burdick is a native of Long Island, New York. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Loyola University Maryland and an ISC2 Certified in Cybersecurity credential.