Areas of Expertise
Homeland Security | Defense Support to Civil Authorities | Crisis Leadership and Consequence Management | Strategic Intelligence | National Drug Control Policy | Continuity of Operations | Insider Threats | Perimeter and Physical Security
About General Walker
The Honorable William J. Walker served as the 38th Sergeant at Arms of the U.S. House of Representatives for the 117th Congress, the chief law enforcement, security and protocol officer of the House. He previously served as the 23rd Commanding General of the District of Columbia National Guard and held senior leadership positions at the Drug Enforcement Administration over a 30-year career as a federal Special Agent. At The Chertoff Group, he supports Federal Strategy.
Career Highlights
38th Sergeant at Arms, U.S. House of Representatives, 117th Congress, approving all matters relating to the safety of Members of Congress, their staff and visitors, and security of the Capitol complex; served on the U.S. Capitol Police Board and as Chairman in 2022
23rd Commanding General, District of Columbia National Guard, leading National Guard support to the U.S. Capitol Police following the January 6, 2021 attack of the Capitol and commanding over 28,000 Guardsmen supporting the Secret Service for the 59th Presidential inauguration
Directed National Guard support to the Secret Service, the U.S. Park Police and the Metropolitan Police during the riots of 2020 following the murder of George Floyd
Director of Strategic Intelligence at the Drug Enforcement Administration (SES IV) and Deputy Director, National Intelligence Coordination Center at the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, including appointment as a Senior National Intelligence Service Officer in 2009
Deputy Assistant Administrator, DEA Pharmaceutical and Chemical Regulatory Control Division (SES IV), directing intelligence, enforcement and pharmaceutical regulatory control operations; member of a U.S. District Court ordered monitoring committee from 1999 to 2005 to ensure DEA workforce diversity compliance
Veteran of Operations Noble Eagle and Enduring Freedom, with concurrent service at the American Embassy in Kabul and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan
Boards and Affiliations
Life Member, Council on Foreign Relations | Life Member, National Academy of Public Administration
Education
M.A. in International Service, American University | M.S. in Strategic Intelligence, National Intelligence University | M.S. in Criminal Justice, Chicago State University | B.A. in Liberal Arts and Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago