Captain Kevin Kiefer

Captain Kevin C. Kiefer serves as the Coast Guard Sector Commander in Baltimore, Maryland, with responsibility for all Coast Guard missions in the northern Chesapeake Bay and its tributaries, and the National Capitol Region, also serving as Captain of the Port, Federal Maritime Security Coordinator, Officer in Charge of Marine Inspection, and the region's Search and Rescue Coordinator.

Prior to Baltimore, Captain Kiefer was Chief of the Office of Port and Facility Compliance (CG-FAC) at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington, DC, responsible for the safety, security and environmental protection of domestic ports, including enforcement policy for the Maritime Transportation Security Act, implementation of the Transportation Worker Identification Credential, port recovery and resiliency, supply chain security, and protection of dangerous cargoes and critical infrastructure. As a delegate to the IMO's Maritime Safety Committee and Facilitation Committee, he worked on port and global supply chain security and maritime trade recovery, and served as Staff Director/Current Plans at the National Incident Command for the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill response.

Captain Kiefer graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Marine Engineering in 1989, and holds a Master of Science in Engineering (Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering) and a Master of Engineering (Manufacturing) from the University of Michigan. His career has included tours aboard Coast Guard Cutter VALIANT, the Acquisitions Office at Coast Guard Headquarters, Marine Safety Office Tampa, the Marine Safety, Security and Environmental Protection Office, Marine Safety Office Corpus Christi, and as Commanding Officer of Marine Safety Unit Huntington, West Virginia. His decorations include four Meritorious Service Medals, the Coast Guard Commendation Medal, the 9-11 Medal, the Coast Guard Achievement Medal, and the Army Achievement Medal.