Ms. Renata C. Spinks
Assistant Director / Deputy CIO IC4
Ms. Renata Spinks currently serves as the Assistant IT Director/Deputy CIO of Information, Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (IC4) at Headquarters Marine Corps with a dual role as the Department of Navy (DON) Deputy Senior Information Security Officer for the Marine Corps.
Ms. Spinks was appointed to the Senior Executive Service in August 2021, after serving at Marine Forces Cyberspace Command as the nation’s first Cyber Technology Officer from August 2018 – August 2021 where she led cyber operations and Cloud Transitions.
Prior to Ms. Spinks’ assignment to MARFORCYBER, her federal career path included serving in the US Treasury Department and the Department of Homeland Security. She is a decorated combat veteran from the 28th Combat Support Hospital, US Army 44th Medical Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Ms. Spinks holds a BS in Information Systems, a MS in Technology Management, information technology certifications, and is pursuing her Doctor of Engineering in Cybersecurity Analytics at George Washington University.
She is the recipient of several awards to include 2022 Fed100, 2022 Fedscoop 50 for Federal Leadership; 2021 State of NC HBCU Living Legend, 2020 Stars and Stripes Becoming Everything You Are (BEYA) SES of the Year and 2018 40 Under 40 Saint Augustine’s College Alumni.