Ha Nguyen McNeill, has been appointed acting administrator of the Transportation Security Administration, former Arizona Sen. Chris Cummiskey shared on LinkedIn Wednesday.
Who Is Ha Nguyen McNeill?
The seasoned national and homeland security professional rejoins TSA from BigBear.ai, where she most recently served as vice president of digital identity growth and acting president of commercial. She spearheaded the company’s efforts to boost revenue and develop new artificial intelligence capabilities tailored for the aviation industry.
The TSA leader worked at Pangiam for nearly three years before it was acquired by BigBear.ai in 2024. She served as executive VP of commercial and CEO and senior VP of strategic consulting. From 2019 to 2021, she was the chief operating officer of Business Software Alliance, where she was instrumental in BSA’s strategic direction and revenue-generating functions. She served as chief of staff and VP of operations during her first stop at BSA from 2014 to 2017.
In between her BSA stints, Ha was the TSA chief of staff. In this capacity, she served as an adviser to the TSA administrator while overseeing several offices, including Legislative Affairs and Policy Coordination and Innovation. She held other leadership roles at TSA, including chief of staff of the Office of Global Strategies and team lead of the Global Strategic and Multilateral Engagement.
The executive also held director positions at the White House, particularly at the National Security Council and the Office of Management and Budget. She had a brief stint at the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate between her two White House tours.
Ha started her career at the DHS, serving as a policy advisor for both the Office of Policy and the Office of International Affairs.
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