PERSON: Kelli Burriesci

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security’s Screening Coordination Office (SCO)/Senior Redress Official

Kelli Ann Burriesci serves as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security’s Screening Coordination Office (SCO). Working in the SCO since 2007, Ms. Burriesci is responsible for coordinating the Department’s screening and credentialing policies in way that facilitates legitimate travel and the issuance of immigration benefits; ensures individual privacy and redress opportunities; and deters, detects, and denies access to or withholds benefits from individuals who may pose a threat to the United States. Ms. Burriesci also serves as the DHS senior redress official for the Department.

Before joining DHS, Ms. Burriesci took a break from Federal employment and worked in the private sector focusing on identity management programs that provide a layer of security for Federal transportation programs and Federal personal identity verification credentials.

Beginning her career in public service in 2002, Ms. Burriesci worked at the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), where she performed program evaluations in a number of areas including budget and performance integration, contracting and acquisitions, and food safety.

Prior to GAO, Ms. Burriesci managed Syracuse University’s Fund for Syracuse campaign supporting higher education.

A native of Long Island, Ms. Burriesci earned a Bachelor of Arts from the State University of New York at Binghamton, and a Master of Public Administration from Syracuse University.

Ms. Burriesci joined the Senior Executive Service in February 2012, and completed the DHS Executive Capstone Program in 2015.

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