Janet Napolitano, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, leads efforts to secure our country from the threats we face - from terrorism to natural disasters. Prior to her appointment, Napolitano was in her second term as Governor of Arizona, the first woman re-elected to that office. The first woman to chair the National Governors Association, Time Magazine named her one of the top five governors in the country. She was also the first female Attorney General of Arizona and served as U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona. Born in New York City, Secretary Napolitano graduated from Santa Clara University, and was the school's first female valedictorian. She received her J.D. from the University of Virginia, served as a clerk on the Ninth Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals and practiced law in Phoenix.