CGA Team
Sherri Ramsay, Senior Advisor
Sherri Ramsay is a Consultant to CGA, engaged in cybersecurity strategy development and planning, cyber assessments, leadership, partnership development, and marketing / development of cybersecurity tools and security operations centers. She is on the Board of Advisors for Virginia Tech’s Hume Research Center, the University of Chicago Cyber Policy Initiative and TruSTAR Technology.
Ms. Ramsay is the former Director of the National Security Agency’s (NSA) Threat Operations Center (NTOC). She led discovery and characterization of threats to national security systems, provided situational awareness for those threats, and coordinated actionable information to counter those threats with DOD, DHS and FBI. She also served as a senior leader in NSA’s Signals Intelligence Directorate, Technology Directorate and Information Assurance Directorate.
Ms. Ramsay received the Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award (the highest award given to a DOD civilian), the Exceptional Civilian Service Award (the highest award given to an NSA civilian), the NSA Meritorious Civilian Service Award twice (the second highest award given to an NSA civilian), the Presidential Rank Award, the National Intelligence Meritorious Unit Citation, the Louis Tordella Award, and the AFCEA Meritorious Service to the Intelligence Community Award. She received the Women’s Leadership Award from the Congressional Bipartisan SMART caucus.
Ms. Ramsay graduated Magna Cum Laude (General Honors) from the University of Georgia (BS). She graduated with Honors from the Johns Hopkins University (MS). She earned a second Master’s Degree from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces (ICAF), National Defense University. She received a Certificate in Leadership from the University of Virginia.