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November 04, 2016
Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Location: Auburn Alumni Center Goodwin Room

Lt. Gen. Ronald L. Burgess '74
Senior Counsel, National Security Programs, Cyber Programs and Military Affairs, Auburn University
Topic: The Current Cyber Threat and How Auburn University is Responding
Lt. Gen. Ronald L. Burgess, Jr. retired from the US Army as the 17th Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and joined Auburn University in 2012 as the Senior Counsel for National Security Programs, Cyber Programs and Military Affairs. During his 38-year career in the U.S. Army, and now, at Auburn University, Burgess continues to serve in the U.S. Intelligence Community by providing leadership and strategic vision that contributes to safeguarding U.S. national security interests. Burgess has served as head of the Defense Intelligence Agency and is a former Acting Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence.
Burgess’ responsibilities include interfacing and coordinating with federal, state and commercial entities on all matters related to national security interests, cyber and Auburn University’s emphasis, focus and interaction with the military. He also interfaces, coordinates and briefs congressional offices and Alabama legislative offices on all of the above to advance Auburn University’s interests. Burgess was commissioned in Military Intelligence through the Auburn University ROTC Program in 1974. Burgess earned a Master of Science degree in Education from the University of Southern California in 1980 and a Master of Military Arts and Science from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College in 1986. On May 16, 2015, he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Laws, Honoris Causa, from LaGrange College in LaGrange, Georgia. He received the 2013 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Auburn University Alumni Association. In June of 2015, he was inducted into the United States Army Military Intelligence Hall of Fame. Burgess was inducted into the Army ROTC National Hall of Fame on June 10, 2016.