Biography

Retired Admiral Mike Rogers joined the Board in April 2026. He retired in 2018 as a four-star Navy officer and his 37 years of leadership in military operations, cybersecurity, intelligence, defense technology, digital innovation, AI, and quantum computing provide vital insights and governance to the Board. From 2014 to 2018 he served simultaneously as both National Security Agency Director and Commander of U.S. Cyber Command, leading the nation’s premier signals intelligence organization and the unified command responsible for defending U.S. military networks and conducting cyber operations worldwide. Prior to that, he led U.S. Fleet Cyber Command and U.S. Tenth Fleet from 2011 to 2014 and served as Director of Intelligence for U.S. Indo Pacific Command and the Joint Staff from 2007 to 2011.

Since 2019, Rogers has served as Senior Advisor to the Brunswick Group. He holds a bachelor’s business degree from Auburn University, a master’s degree in national security from National Defense University graduating with highest distinction and is a graduate (with distinction) of the U.S. Naval War College. He is also a MIT Seminar XXI fellow and a Harvard University Senior Executive in National Security alum.