Executive Director
MS Department of Homeland Security
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As the Executive Director of the Mississippi Office of Homeland Security, Kruger is responsible for the execution of the office’s “All-Hazards” mission and oversees the Homeland Security Operations Division, the Mississippi Analysis and Information Center, the Mississippi Cyber Unit, the Digital Forensics Unit, and the Homeland Security Grants Division. He is Chairman of the Mississippi Cybersecurity Review Board and serves on the Mississippi Wireless Commission.
Kruger was appointed to lead Homeland Security in November 2021. Prior to joining the Office, Kruger served as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi’s Criminal Division.
Kruger enlisted in the Mississippi Army National Guard in 2007 and received his commission into the Judge Advocate General’s Corps. in 2015. His service includes deployments to the Middle East with the 155th Armored Brigade Combat Team and domestically as part of the COVID-19 Task Force.
Kruger earned his J.D. in 2015 from Mississippi College School of Law and B.A. in 2010 from the University of Mississippi. He received extensive legal training at the National Advocacy Center and the Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School.
Kruger lives in Jackson with his wife, the former Emily Wilkins, and their sons, Jeb and Harrison.