Phil Kirk serves as the Regional Director for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, having previously held the position of Federal Preparedness Coordinator within the same department. Phil Kirk holds a Master's Degree in Security Studies with a focus on Homeland Security and Defense from the Naval Postgraduate School, obtained between 2009 and 2014, and a Bachelor of Arts in Agricultural Economics from Kansas State University, earned from 1985 to 1989.