SINET Chairman & Founder Robert Rodriguez interviews General Hayden one of the nations’ most respected and preeminent intelligence thought leaders in Washington DC on; why he chose public service, the qualities that define leadership, his formative years growing up on the North Side of Pittsburgh as the son of a welder and the persons who impacted his life and direction, the journey from his early days as a taxi driver and young analyst to Director of the NSA and then CIA. Please join us to hear his thoughts and the opportunities that will allow IT security professionals to build communities of interests rather than stovepipes.
General Michael Hayden served as director of the CIA and deputy director of National Intelligence at a time when the course of world events was changing at a rapidly accelerating rate. As the director of the country's keystone intelligence-gathering agency, he was on the frontline of geopolitical strife and the war on terrorism at a time when communication was being revolutionized. He understands the dangers, risks, and potential rewards in the political, economic, and security situations facing the planet. Exclusively represented by Leading Authorities, General Hayden dissects the political situations in the hot spots in every corner of the world, analyzing the tumultuous global environment and what it all means for the American people and America's interests. At the Center of Central Intelligence. After nearly forty years in the U.S. Air Force, General Hayden became director of the CIA in May of 2006, capping a career in service to the United States. Originally appointed by President Bill Clinton to the post of director of the National Security Agency (NSA), General Hayden became the longest-tenured NSA director, serving from 1999-2005. In that time, he worked to put a human face on the famously secretive agency. Sensing that the world of information was changing rapidly and that the Agency would also have to change to keep up with this new atmosphere, General Hayden directed an effort to explain to the American people the role of the NSA and also to make more visible on the national scene. Strategic Command in Dangerous Times. From April of 2005 to May of 2006, General Hayden was the number one military intelligence officer in the country, serving as deputy director of National Intelligence. In this capacity, he oversaw the entire intelligence community, including the CIA, NSA, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, and the National Reconnaissance Office. He directed all four agencies to make them work as a unit while maintaining the specialties and unique qualities that made them successful. General Hayden entered active duty in the U.S.A.F. in 1969 after earning a bachelor's degree in history and a master's degree in modern American history, both from Duquesne University. In his military career, General Hayden served as commander of the Air Intelligence Agency and director of the Joint Command and Control Warfare Center. He has also served in senior staff positions at the Pentagon, at the headquarters of the U.S. European Command, at the National Security Council, and the U.S. Embassy in Bulgaria. The general has also served as deputy chief of staff for the United Nations Command and U.S. Forces in South Korea.
Robert D. Rodriguez is the Chairman and Founder of the Security Innovation Network (SINET) www.security-innovation.org The mission of SINET is to enable innovation and collaboration between public and private entities to defeat global cyber security threats, promote small business growth, innovation and enhanced awareness of available technologies into the Federal Government and industry cyber security critical infrastructures. SINET is supported by the Department of Homeland Security - Science & Technology and corporate and public sponsorships. Mr. Rodriguez retired after twenty-two years as a Special Agent with the United States Secret Service. His executive protection experience spanned 11 years at the White House serving Presidents Ronald W. Reagan, George H. Bush, William J. Clinton, George W. Bush, Vice President Dan Quayle and numerous Heads of State. For the last two and a half years of his career Mr. Rodriguez managed Secret Service operations for the Northern District of California and spearheaded the development of the Secret Service’s first public-private partnership cyber initiative in the Bay Area. Since 2005 he has been coordinating the public private partnership outreach for the DHS SRI International Cyber Security R & D Center and is an advisor to Stanford University CS Department and TRUST, a NSF trusted computing grant program that includes seven of our nation’s top universities. Mr. Rodriguez served on an Advisory Board that helped design a public private construct relative to cyber security for the United States Air Force. As an advisor to these programs Mr. Rodriguez brings together representatives from disparate groups (academia, science, private industry, investment banking, government, system integrators, intelligence communities, entrepreneurs, policy makers, innovators, DoD, law enforcement and venture capital) to collaborate on IT security challenges and needs. He presently serves on the Board of Directors for the San Francisco Emerald Bowl and is a certified graduate of the Federal Government’s Senior Executive Service Program.