The National Military Intelligence Foundation (NMIF) has added a major national security leader to its Board of Directors, announcing that Patricia Cogswell has officially joined the Foundation’s Board of Directors.
Cogswell brings experience across homeland security, intelligence, transportation security, and White House policy roles. Cogswell retired from the Department of Homeland Security in 2020 after serving as the Deputy Administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, one of several top leadership posts she held during her federal career. Her DHS tenure also included serving as Acting Undersecretary for Intelligence and Analysis, Assistant Director for Intelligence at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy. She also served at the White House as Acting Deputy Assistant to the President for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism and as Special Assistant to the President for Transborder Security on the National Security Council.
Across those roles, Cogswell led major national initiatives in transportation security, cross-border travel and trade, counterterrorism, organized crime, and Arctic policy—experience NMIF says will directly support its mission to strengthen U.S. military, homeland, and law enforcement intelligence.
Since leaving government, Cogswell has continued to shape national security work from the private sector, where she serves as a Partner at Guidehouse. Her work spans aviation, maritime, and surface transportation security; screening and vetting programs; counterterrorism; information-sharing architectures; and complex policy modernization efforts.
Cogswell also lends her expertise to the Editorial Board at HSToday and was recently appointed to the U.S. Travel Association’s new Seamless and Secure Travel Commission.
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