Former director of the National Security Agency General Keith Alexander will be Norwich University’s 2014 commencement speaker.
Alexander, who completed his 39-year Army career on March 28, 2014, served as the commander of the U.S. Cyber Command and director National Security Agency and chief of the Central Security Service. He was born in Syracuse, N.Y., and entered active duty at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
As commander of USCYBERCOM, Alexander planned, coordinated and conducted defense operations for U.S. Department of Defense computer networks as directed by U.S. Strategic Command. As the NSA director and CSS chief, he was responsible for protecting national security, foreign signals intelligence, combat support, and protecting U.S. national security information systems.
On Saturday, May 10, at 2 p.m. during commencement Alexander will address approximately 400 students matriculating from 33 undergraduate programs and one master’s program. The ceremony, which is free and open to the public, will be held in Shapiro F