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Dr. Brian M. Mazanec

Deputy Assistant Secretary Director at Center for Preparedness Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response

Dr. Brian M. Mazanec

About Dr. Brian M. Mazanec

Brian Mazanec is a Deputy Assistant Secretary and Director of the Center for Preparedness within the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) as well as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Coordination Operations and Response Element (H-CORE).

ASPR’s Center for Preparedness helps advance a full range of preparedness activities for public health emergencies and disasters, including leading the Medical Reserve Corps, National Special Pathogen System, Hospital Preparedness Program, Secretary’s Operations Center, Healthcare and Public Health sector cybersecurity and infrastructure protection, HHS continuity of operations and continuity of government activities, and departmental planning and exercises. The Center for Preparedness leads and enables agile, data-driven operational coordination and scalable response for public health emergencies and disasters, including infectious disease outbreaks and cyber-attacks. Prior to his current role, Brian served as Deputy Director of the ASPR Center for Preparedness and the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Security, Intelligence, and Information Management.

Prior to joining ASPR, Brian served at the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), where he was the senior executive responsible for leading the agency’s Strategic Warfare and Intelligence portfolio. He led and managed numerous teams evaluating a variety of national security programs and activities related to biological and other emerging threats; intelligence community management; security and counterintelligence; sensitive activities and programs; personnel vetting; and space policy and operations. Brian also previously worked on Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) issues at the Defense Intelligence Agency, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear Matters, and the Joint Staff J5 Combating WMD directorate.

Brian received his Ph.D. in Biodefense from George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government and holds a B.A. in political science from the University of Richmond and a M.S. in defense and strategic studies from Missouri State University’s Department of Defense and Strategic Studies. In addition to his work in government, Brian’s teaches graduate level courses at several local universities, and he has authored or co-authored multiple academic books on cyber issues.

Speaker / Contributor: This individual participates in SANS events, presentations, written content, or other community resources as an external contributor. They are not a SANS employee, instructor, or affiliate.