Adina Pantella

Ms. Adina Pantella is the Executive Director of the Passenger Systems Program Directorate (PSPD), leading the development and deployment of innovative solutions that enhance border security and streamline traveler processing. PSPD's work with federal agency partners and other DHS components is critical to improving risk assessments and ensuring compliance with security requirements through system integrations, operational efficiency enhancements at ports of entry, and provision of vetting services to internal and external U.S. Government partners.

Previously, as Director and Deputy Director of the Passenger Targeting Branch, Targeting and Analysis Systems Program Directorate (TASPD), Ms. Pantella directed large-scale projects vital to national security that enabled CBP officers to identify potential threats and safeguard U. S. borders while increasing Officer safety. Ms. Pantella spearheaded the delivery of the Unified Passenger (UPAX) system, providing more efficient targeting and vetting capabilities than previous systems and supplying a key tool for CBP and DHS components in safeguarding national security.

Ms. Pantella holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Pennsylvania State University in Computer Engineering and is the recipient of multiple Commissioner's and Secretary's Awards, as well as the 2022 Mission Award for the Government Technology and Services Coalition (GTSC) Homeland Security Today Awards.