President Donald Trump and Kristi Noem, secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and a 2025 Wash100 awardee, have appointed 22 new members to the Homeland Security Advisory Council, or HSAC.
DHS said Tuesday the HSAC will conduct its first meeting on July 2 at the department’s headquarters in Washington, D.C.
The department noted that the America First HSAC is composed of homeland security experts with deep public and private sector experience and who are committed to meeting the president’s agenda.
Henry McMaster, governor of South Carolina, will chair the council and Joseph Gruters, senator for the state of Florida, will serve as vice chair.
What Does the Homeland Security Advisory Council Do?
Established on March 19, 2002, HSAC is composed of leaders from state and local government, first responder communities, academia and the private sector. It offers independent advice and recommendations to the DHS secretary on matters related to homeland security.
The council conducts research and provides policy analysis and recommendations on various security issues and evaluates the impact of security related to private and public policies as part of efforts to develop prospective security policies.
Other Homeland Security Advisory Council Members
- Alexei Woltornist, co-founder and president, ATHOS; former DHS assistant secretary for public affairs
- Christopher “Chris” Cox, founder, Bikers for Trump
- Corey Lewandowski, chief adviser to the DHS secretary
- David Chesnoff, attorney, Chesnoff and Schonfeld
- Edward McMullen, senior policy adviser, Adams and Reese; former ambassador to Switzerland and Liechtenstein
- George Lund, CEO and chairman, Torch Hill Investment Partners
- Georgette Mosbacher, co-chair, Three Seas Programming, Atlantic Council’s Europe Center, former ambassador to Poland
- Harvey C. Jewett IV, retired president of Super 8 Motels; retired president and chief operating officer, Rivett Group; president, Great Plains Education Foundation
- James “Jim” Pallotta, managing partner and founder, The Raptor Group
- Marc Andreessen, co-founder and general partner, Andreessen Horowitz
- Mark Dannels, Cochise County Sheriff, Arizona
- Mark Levin, broadcast news analyst, The Mark Levin Show
- Matthew Flynn, attorney, Steptoe; former deputy assistant to the president; former deputy assistant to the secretary of defense
- Nicholas Luna, assistant to the president and deputy chief of staff for strategic implementation, White House
- Omar Qudrat, CEO, Maden; founder, Muslim Coalition for America; major, U.S. Army Reserve
- Richard “Bo” Dietl, CEO and founder, Beau Dietl & Associates
- Robert “Bob” Smith, former U.S. senator, New Hampshire
- Rudolph Giuliani, former mayor, New York City
- Stephen Sloan, global head of private market secondaries, Portfolio Advisors; co-founder, Cogent Partners
- Steve Kirby, founding partner, Bluestem Capital Company
