Lt. Gen. Karen Gibson (RET)

Lieutenant General Karen Gibson retired in March 2020, culminating a 33-year military career as deputy director of national intelligence for National Security Partnerships, where she managed national intelligence support for the cyber, space, aviation, and maritime domains. In previous roles, she stood up U.S. Cyber Command’s Joint Force Headquarters, an integrated operations center that conducts offensive and defensive cyberspace operations in global networks to support military priorities, as well as the Army’s premiere offensive cyber organization. Gibson is a seasoned combat veteran with multiple deployments supporting U.S. national security objectives in Iraq, Afghanistan, East Africa, Korea and the broader Middle East. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Purdue University, a Master of Science in National Security Studies from the National Defense University, and a Master of Science in Strategic Intelligence from the National Intelligence University.