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Jill Burkholder

Executive Cybersecurity & Operations Leader specializing in government cyber defense

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)Georgetown UniversityArlington, VA22 Years ExperienceExecutive Level

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Operations leader with experience scaling a fast-growing, startup-like government organization (tripled headcount in two years) by implementing OKRs, operating cadences, reporting structures, and decision/escalation frameworks. Has led complex process turnarounds (including a debt-collection overhaul with legal coordination and an appeals board) and advises executives on high-stakes public communications during critical-infrastructure cybersecurity incidents using data-driven decisioning.

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Key Strengths

  • Scaled operations in a high-growth organization (tripled in size in 2 years) by implementing OKRs, operating cadence, reporting structures, and decision frameworks
  • Strong prioritization and alignment across teams by tying work back to vision/strategy and OKRs; uses escalation paths to resolve conflicts
  • Systematic operational diagnostics (intended vs actual process, root-cause identification across people/process/resources/IT, bottleneck analysis)
  • Led end-to-end overhaul of an inefficient debt collection process (messaging, timelines, follow-up/escalation, appeals board, legal coordination) achieving highest collection rate among peer organizations within 2 years
  • Effective executive mentoring through clear reporting cadences, decision framing, and data-backed recommendations
  • Guided leadership through sensitive public communications for a serious cybersecurity issue; measured impact via increased public engagement metrics

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Experience

Chief of Operations, Joint Cyber Defense Collaborative (JCDC)Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Department of Homeland Security · Jan 2022 – Present
Deputy Chief Information Security Officer (CISO); Enterprise Cyber Section ChiefFederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · Jan 2020 – Jan 2022
Chief of Staff, IT BranchFederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · Jan 2019 – Jan 2020
Chief of Staff to CFO, Deputy Accounting Chief, & Advisor, Finance DivisionFederal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) · Jan 2013 – Jan 2019
Technical Operations OfficerCentral Intelligence Agency (CIA) · Jan 2002 – Jan 2008
Board MemberJustice Federal Credit Union · Jan 2015 – Jan 2017part-time
Supervisory Committee MemberJustice Federal Credit Union · Jan 2013 – Jan 2016part-time

Education

Georgetown Universitymaster, Business Administration (MBA)
UC San Diegobachelor, Electrical Engineering

Skills

Operations managementStrategic planningProgram managementCross-functional leadershipChange managementRisk managementProject managementStakeholder managementExecutive advisingDecision supportStakeholder engagementPartner engagementOperational process improvementFinance managementResource management

Languages

English

Certifications

CISSPCarnegie Mellon CISO Certificate

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