Mike Tetreault is the Cybersecurity Advisor (CSA) for Rhode Island and the interim Chief of Cyber for New England with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). CSAs are the front-facing cyber experts supporting regional operations capabilities. Mr. Tetreault manages the major cyber engagements in Rhode Island with additional support to New England, championing cyber resilience to public and private sector partners through information sharing, engagements, promoting education and awareness of Cybersecurity, and performing risk assessments.

His career began over 30 years ago as a private sector programmer analyst, including 18 years as an IT Director with the Department of Defense (DoD) before joining CISA in January 2021. Mike is a retired Army Colonel and proud Army combat veteran. Mike holds a B.S. degree from Bryant College in Computer Information Systems, an MBA in Information Technology from Trident University, an M.S. degree in Government Information Leadership from National Defense University, and an M.S. in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College.

Mike is a certified Department of Defense Chief Information Officer, Chief Information Security Officer, Cyber Leader, Government Strategic Leader, and Enterprise Architect. He is also a Committee on National Security Systems Certified Information Security Professional, System Certifier, Risk Analyst, and Senior System Manager. He holds the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Information Systems Security Management Professional (ISSMP), and Certified in Governance Risk and Compliance (CGRC) certifications from the International Information System Security Certification Consortium (ISC2).