A retired three-star general and combat veteran whose 36-year Marine Corps career spanned multiple tours and the highest levels of national security. He served as Director of the Department of Defense’s Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, oversaw Computer Network Operations at the National Security Agency, and served as Director of Joint Staff Intelligence, the Joint Chiefs’ senior intelligence officer. He holds master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics from the Naval Postgraduate School, advises several leading U.S. AI and data-science companies, and is a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council.