Veronica Mitchell currently serves as the Supervisor Cybersecurity Advisor for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Region 9. In this role, she oversees the CISA Region 9 cybersecurity efforts in Southern California and the Pacific islands. Veronica brings to her current position over 20 years of combined IT, Cybersecurity, and leadership experience.

Prior to joining CISA, Veronica served as the Director of Cybersecurity for ChedrauiUSA (Smart & Final, El Super, Fiesta Mart). She spearheaded the Cybersecurity Program at the City of Santa Monica and maintained a robust security program. She also spent seven years of her career supporting the cybersecurity team within the Department of Defense’s Office of Inspector General (DODIG), where she received an Employee of the Year Award in 2013. Veronica also worked at Ally Bank in its infancy stage of developing its own IT Audit Services group upon spinning off from GM. Prior to joining the organization, she was employed as a cybersecurity professional at DTE Energy. Veronica was also a former Adjunct Professor at Walsh College.

Veronica holds an Information Assurance (Cybersecurity) master’s degree from Walsh College, and a Business Administration Degree in Management Information Systems from Wayne State University. Her thirst for knowledge led Veronica to earn an Information Systems & Public Policy, CISO Executive Leadership Graduate Certificate from Carnegie Mellon University - Heinz College, an Enterprise Cybersecurity Leadership Master Certificate from ICMA Professional Development Academy, and an Enterprise System Graduate Certificate from Central Michigan University, Cloud Computing Certificate from Santa Monica College. She is also Doctoral of Information Technology student at Capella University.

Veronica's certifications include an ISC2 Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), EC-Council Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) and Computer Network Defense Architect (CNDA), ISACA Certified Information System Auditor (CISA) and Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE), Certified Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) - IT Service Management and Certified SAP Solution Consultant.