Ross Graber

Executive

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After reportedly assisting DOGE at the State Department, Ross Graber was named into the position of Chief Information Officer at the Department of Energy when Ryan Riedel suddenly departed. And then after two months, he suddenly resigned from the role as well. Prior to DOGE, he had been a security manager at Yahoo, Google and then Twitter before moving into the role of Senior Director of Security Technologies at Procore Technologies (until leaving in February to join DOGE).

Positions

Position	Notes
State	Source Energy appoints Twitter, Google and DOGE alum as new CIO NextGov, 2025-03-13 State 2/XX/25-3/13/25 resigned from agency 3/13/25
DOE	Sources Data Reveals Details About DOGE, Government Hiring in 2025 Bloomberg, 2026-01-09 LinkedIn profile for Ross Graber LinkedIn Energy Department CIO Graber Resigns, Sources Say MeriTalk, 2025-04-28 Energy appoints Twitter, Google and DOGE alum as new CIO NextGov, 2025-03-13 DOE 3/13/25-7/XX/25 Chief Information Officer ($195,200) «Reported to have resigned on 4/18, but LinkedIN reports working into July»
NNSA	Source LinkedIn profile for Ross Graber LinkedIn NNSA 7/XX/25 Chief Information Security Officer

Events

Date	Event
3/13/25 DOE	Source Energy appoints Twitter, Google and DOGE alum as new CIO NextGov, 2025-03-13 Onboard After reportedly supporting DOGE activities in the State Department, Ross Graber is named as the new CIO for the Department of Energy
4/28/25 DOE	Source Energy Department CIO Graber Resigns, Sources Say MeriTalk, 2025-04-28 Offboard Ross Graber abruptly resigns as the CIO of the Department of Energy, making him the second DOGE pick to be named to and exit the role. The responsibilities of CIO are reverted back to the agency’s Deputy CIO, who had been serving in the role after Ryan Riedel’s departure.