Back كيث بي. الكسندر Arabic Keith B. Alexander German کیث بی آلکساندر Persian Keith B. Alexander French Keith B. Alexander ID Keith B. Alexander NB کیتھ الیگزینڈر PNB Александер, Кит Russian Keith B. Alexander Slovenian کیتھ الیگزینڈر Urdu
Keith Alexander | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2013 | |
| 1st Commander of United States Cyber Command | |
| In office 21 May 2010 – 28 March 2014 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Michael S. Rogers |
| 16th Director of the National Security Agency | |
| In office 1 August 2005 – 28 March 2014 | |
| President | George W. Bush Barack Obama |
| Deputy | John C. Inglis |
| Preceded by | Michael Hayden |
| Succeeded by | Michael S. Rogers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 December 1951 Syracuse, New York, United States |
| Spouse | Deborah Lynn Douglas |
| Education | United States Military Academy (BS) Boston University (MS) Naval Postgraduate School (MS) National Defense University (MS, MS) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1974–2014 |
| Rank | General |
| Commands | United States Cyber Command National Security Agency |
| Battles/wars | Gulf War |
| Awards | Defense Distinguished Service Medal Army Distinguished Service Medal (2) Defense Superior Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit (5) Bronze Star Medal |
Keith Brian Alexander (born 2 December 1951) is a retired four-star general of the United States Army,[1] who served as director of the National Security Agency, chief of the Central Security Service, and commander of the United States Cyber Command. He previously served as Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2 (Intelligence), United States Army from 2003 to 2005. He assumed the positions of Director of the National Security Agency and Chief of the Central Security Service on 1 August 2005,[2] and the additional duties as Commander United States Cyber Command on 21 May 2010.[3]
Alexander announced his retirement on 16 October 2013.[4] His retirement date was 28 March 2014.[5] In May 2014, Alexander founded IronNet Cybersecurity, a private-sector cybersecurity firm based in Fulton, Maryland.[6] He would leave the company in February 2024.[7]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
Bamford-Alexanderwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "NSA/CSS Welcomes LTG Keith B. Alexander, USA". 2005.
- ^ Garamone, Jim. "Lynn Notes Cyber Command's Significance". American Forces Press.
- ^ "U.S. eavesdropping agency chief, top deputy expected to depart soon". Reuters. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ Nakashima, Ellen (25 January 2014). "Obama signs off on nomination of Rogers as NSA director". The Washington Post. Retrieved 26 January 2014.
- ^ Sun, Baltimore. "Keith Alexander's IronNet nets $32.5 million investment". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "Collapse of national security elites' cyber firm leaves bitter wake". AP News. 4 October 2024. Retrieved 11 October 2024.