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Brandon Norwat

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Director of Research Security at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
📍 Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area, United States

Brandon Norwat is a security expert with over 31 years of experience, currently serving as the Director of Research Security at MD Anderson Cancer Center. His career is marked by an extensive tenure as an FBI Special Agent, specializing in counterintelligence, IP theft, and countering foreign threats. He is a Certified Counterintelligence Agent.

He has an academic background from the Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management, where he studied Navigating Strategic Change, complementing his extensive practical experience in law enforcement and security management.

Unique Fact: Brandon was the first Unit Chief selected by FBI Executives to create and lead a Cyber Counterintelligence Coordination Unit to combat network attacks by foreign adversaries.

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Experience
14 Years
Current Role
Director of Research Security
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area, United States
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Research Security
Leads the program at a major cancer center, focused on protecting research assets and intellectual property from theft and adverse foreign interference.
Countering Foreign Threats
His extensive FBI career focused on protecting U. S. economic and military security from threats of proliferation, theft, and influence by foreign adversaries.
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Career

Work history

11-2025
Director of Research Security
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
6-2020 - 10-2025
Associate Director for Research Security
The University of Texas at Austin
2-2019 - 6-2020
Special Agent - retired
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
2-2017 - 2-2019
Supervisory Special Agent
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
8-2015 - 2-2017
Unit Chief
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
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Education
1988 - 1992
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University of Missouri-Columbia
Navigating Strategic Change
Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
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