Category: U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security

Janet A Napolitano
Janet A Napolitano


Janet Napolitano has served as president of the University of California system from 2013 to 2020. Previously, she served as U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security from 2009 to 2013, the first woman to hold that post. Napolitano was born in New York City on November 29, 1957, and grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She earned a Bachelor of Science in political science from Santa Clara University in 1979, where she was the university's first female valedictorian, and received her Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law […]
Kristi Noem
Kristi Noem


Kristi Noem assumed office as secretary of homeland security on January 25, 2025. She previously served as governor of South Dakota from 2019-2025, the first woman to serve of governor of that state. Noem served as the U.S. representative for South Dakota's at-large congressional district from 2011-2019. Noem was born November 30, 1971, in South Dakota. While she was attending college at Northern State University in Aberdeen, Noem's father's death in a farming accident forced her to return to home to run the family's ranch. While serving in Congress, Noem […]