Harry Coker Jr. | Source | Secretary, Maryland Department of Commerce at Maryland Department of Commerce

Harry Coker Jr. is Maryland's new Secretary of the Department of Commerce. Coker most recently served as the United States National Cyber Director from 2023-2025, serving as principal advisor to the President of the United States on cybersecurity strategy and policy. As National Cyber Director, Coker’s priorities included strengthening federal coherence and collaboration in cyberspace; implementing America’s National Cybersecurity Strategy; developing a robust cyber workforce; advancing cyber regulatory harmonization; and building the Sector Risk Management Agency in addition to state, local, tribal and territorial cybersecurity capability and capacity