Casey Durst U.S. Customs and Border ProtectionExecutive Assistant Commissioner

Casey Durst is the Executive Assistant Commissioner of Operations Support where she provides leadership and direction across the broad spectrum of capabilities that support U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) operations globally and enable mission execution across the: CBP Watch; Laboratories and Scientific Services; Law Enforcement Safety and Compliance; International Affairs; Planning, Analysis, and Requirements Evaluation; and Chief Medical Officer. Ms. Durst previously served as the Executive Director, Operations for CBP, Field Operations, overseeing 328 ports of entry and 33,000 employees globally and domestically.  She has a certificate for the Senior Managers Program, John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and graduate from the Federal Executive Institute’s Leadership for a Democratic Society, the Senior Leader Program at George Washington University’s Center for Excellence in Public Leadership, and the CBP Leadership Institute at the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. Ms. Durst is the recipient of the Commissioner’s Ambassador Award and the Customer Service and Professionalism Award. She was awarded the 2024 Outstanding Advocate for Women in Federal Law Enforcement Award from WIFLE.