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MAJOR GENERAL (Retired) BRETT T. WILLIAMS, U.S. AIR FORCE

A distinguished and decorated military leader with extensive private sector business experience and perspective.

Brett’s extensive experience inside and outside of the government make him the perfect keynote speaker for any audience.  He always starts with leadership and the role it plays in managing cyber risk.  From there, he leverages the fact that he has deep executive experience, as well as significant technical expertise, to design a keynote that will provide your audience with a clear plan of action.

MAJOR GENERAL (Retired) BRETT T. WILLIAMS, U.S. AIR FORCE

A distinguished and decorated military leader with extensive private sector business experience and perspective.

Brett’s extensive experience inside and outside of the government make him the perfect keynote speaker for any audience.  He always starts with leadership and the role it plays in managing cyber risk.  From there, he leverages the fact that he has deep executive experience, as well as significant technical expertise, to design a keynote that will provide your audience with a clear plan of action.

A computer science degree from Duke University, over 3600 hours in the F-15, significant executive and operational leadership expertise.

Maj Gen (Retired) Williams commissioned into the Air Force in 1981, completed pilot training and was assigned to fly F-15C fighter.  He deployed several times to Southwest Asia and completed over 100 combat missions in Operations Desert Storm, Iraqi Freedom and others.

Brett commanded multiple combat units including the Air Force’s largest combat wing, the 18th Wing, in Okinawa Japan.  His  responsibilities included aviation operations and maintenance, logistics, hospital services, personnel and community support, human relations, contracting, financial operations, security and civil engineering.

After 28 years of leading flying operations, Brett transitioned into the field of IT and cybersecurity assuming responsibility for command and control systems, as well as cyber operations, for U.S. Pacific Command.  In this role, he defined the roles and responsibilities for what might be called an “operational” IT and cyber leader.

In his final active duty assignment, Brett served as the Director of Operations for United States Cyber Command. He led a team of 400 people responsible for the global operations and defense of all DOD networks as well as the planning and execution of authorized offensive operations.

Brett is well known as the person who “operationalized” cyberspace operations. He designed the organizational structure and operating concepts that DoD currently follows as they build out the capability to defend the nation and protect our national interests from cyber threats.

Following his retirement from active duty, Brett co-founded IronNet Cybersecurity and served in multiple roles from 2014 to 2021, to include Director of Product and Engineering, Sales Leader, and COO. He was instrumental in taking the company public in 2021.

Today, in addition to his keynote speaking, Brett serves as an outside director for multiple companies overseeing implementation of security protocols under Foreign Ownership, Control, or Influence (FOCI) regulations. Additionally, he is a leadership mentor and coach for Duke students on a variety of projects.

Brett was prepared, engaging, and extremely easy to work with leading up to the event

Brett was the keynote speaker at our second annual CIO Summit and the feedback could not have been better. Brett was prepared, engaging, and extremely easy to work with leading up to the event. He seemed to tailor his content to speak to the technological expertise of our audience, while including plenty of relevant takeaways for those in the public sector. Brett’s keynote session was the kickoff to our Cybersecurity theme, and his message fueled many conversations throughout the course of our event. It was an honor to have you with us, Brett! Thank you!

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