President Donald Trump intends to appoint Brian Harrell to be assistant secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Office of Infrastructure Protection, which leads and coordinates national programs and policies on critical infrastructure security and resilience and has established partnerships across government and the private sector. Mr. Harrell most recently served as managing director of Enterprise Security at the Duke Energy Corporation. Prior to his work at Duke Energy, Mr. Harrell was director for Critical Infrastructure Protection Programs at the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC). While at NERC, Mr. Harrell also served as director of the Electricity Information Sharing and Analysis Center (E-ISAC). Before coming to the energy sector, Mr. Harrell served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Hawaii Pacific University and master’s degree in Homeland Security from the Pennsylvania State University. The White House.