Adm Michael S. Rogers

Admiral Rogers rose to the rank of four-star admiral through a 37-year career in the U.S. Navy and is one of the nation’s premier cybersecurity practitioners and experts.

Mike culminated his career with a more than four-year stint serving simultaneously as Commander, U.S. Cyber Command, and Director, National Security Agency – creating the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) then-newest large war-fighting organization and leading the U.S. government’s largest intelligence organization. In those roles, he worked extensively with the leadership of the U.S. government, the DoD, and the U.S. Intelligence community, as well as their international counterparts in the conduct of cyber and intelligence activity across the globe. He also assisted in the development of national and international policy on cyber, intelligence, and technology – including extensive work with corporate leadership in the finance, IT, telecommunications, and technology sectors. 

Mike is a graduate of Auburn University and also holds a Master of Science in National Security.  He is a distinguished graduate of the National War College and graduated with highest distinction from the Naval War College. He is also an MIT Seminar XXI fellow and an alumnus of Harvard’s Senior Executive in National Security.