“Cyber-Defense and National Security in Space and Cyberspace”
Harry D. Raduege, Jr., Lt. Gen. USAF (Ret.)
General Harry Raduege is the Founder and Chairman of The Raduege Group, LLC which provides strategic advisory in the areas of national security; defense; communications; command and control; information
technology; satellite, space, information, and network operations; Cyberspace; and cybersecurity.
Raduege also is a Senior Counselor with The Cohen Group, a strategic advisory firm
led by former U.S. Senator and Secretary of Defense William S. Cohen and a Senior
Partner with Elara Nova: The Space Consultancy, a global professional services firm
focused on helping businesses and government agencies maximize the strategic
advantages of the space domain. He also served as President and Chief Executive
Officer of the National Cybersecurity Center, a national-level nonprofit organization that
provides collaborative cybersecurity knowledge and services to the United States. The
NCC was founded in 2016 with goals of developing the cybersecurity workforce;
collaborating with the private sector, military, and federal agencies; and supporting and
educating the public sector to better protect our cities, states, and national assets. The
NCC also was instrumental in establishing and helping to operationalize the Space
Information Sharing and Analysis Center (Space ISAC).
Raduege is a former Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency and Manager
of the National Communications System. In these positions and following the tragic
events of September 11th, 2001, he led efforts to restore communications in the
Pentagon and throughout New York City. He also led efforts to upgrade Presidential
and National Security communications through a $1 billion transformational
communications program. Later, he was appointed by the Secretary of Defense as the
Deputy Commander for Global Network Operations and Defense for the U.S. Strategic
Command and as the first DOD Commander of the Joint Task Force for Global Network
Operations.
Following military retirement, Raduege served as Chairman of the Deloitte Center for
Cyber Innovation and Managing Director for Cyber Risk Services for Deloitte & Touche
LLP. He co-chaired the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency and was a Senior Advisor to the
Task Force on Cybersecurity for the 45th Presidency. He also served as a Special
Government Employee within the Department of Homeland Security, on the Board of
Governors of the United Services Organization (USO), and as the Managing Partner of
the RIDGE-LANE LP Information Technology Practice.
General Raduege currently serves on the Board of the National Cybersecurity Center,
as a Senior Advisor to the Air & Space Forces Association “CyberPatriot” program, and
Chairman Emeritus of the Air Force Cyberspace and Air Traffic Control Association.
Throughout his career, he has worked at executive levels in communications; command
and control; national security; emergency preparedness and response; Cyberspace and
cybersecurity; continuity of government; and in satellite, space, information, and
network operations.