Kirby L. Wedekind

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Kirby Wedekind serves as the Security Advisor in northeast Florida for the US Department of Homeland Security's Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Based in Jacksonville, his duties include serving as a liaison from CISA to local government agencies and private industry; fostering community awareness on security topics ranging from cybersecurity to active shooter preparedness; conducting vulnerability assessments of critical infrastructure; and sharing security-related information with communities of interest across northeast Florida. Dr. Wedekind supervises the Protective Security Advisors in North Carolina and South Carolina.Dr. Wedekind joined the Department of Homeland Security in 2013 as a planner supporting the protection of critical national infrastructure. While in this role, his portfolio included strategic planning for special events and Soft Target – Crowded Places, including as one of the leaders for the creation of the Department’s Soft Target – Crowded Places Security Plan that has driven the national effort to enhance the security of vulnerabilities that inherently exist in the unprotected places and spaces across the United States.  For his efforts, Dr. Wedekind received the Infrastructure Security Division’s Assistant Director Medal and the Secretary’s Unity of Effort Award in 2018.In addition to his work with the US Department of Homeland Security, Dr. Wedekind is currently a Visiting Fellow at Cranfield University and the chair of the advisory board for Jacksonville University's Center of Cybersecurity. He contributed a chapter to Deterrence: Concepts and Approaches for Current and Emerging Threats, a book published by Springer in 2020.Dr. Wedekind previously served for ten years in the US Marines as a combat engineer office and civil affairs officer, reaching the rank of Major with deployments to Iraq (2009), Republic of Georgia (2010), SOUTHCOM (2011), Afghanistan (2011-2012), and with the 22d Marine Expeditionary Unit (2016).  A native of Jacksonville, FL, he holds a BA in English from Wake Forest University, an Executive Master’s degree in Emergency and Disaster Management from Georgetown University, and doctorate (PhD) in Defence & Security from Cranfield University (UK).