DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
“ When I depart , I am not at all worried about walking out the door and knowing that there are a number of people that can pick up the torch and run ”
LAUREN KNAUSENBERGER CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER , DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE
An experienced technologist who began her career at the NSA as a teenager , since 2021 Knausenberger has held the role of CIO for the Department of the Air Force , comprising the US Air Force and US Space Force .
“ I ’ ve been able to build an incredible team ,” she adds . “ When I depart , I am not at all worried about walking out the door and knowing that there are a number of people that can pick up the torch and run .”
From notes on a bar napkin to CIO Before joining the Air Force as its Director of Cyberspace Innovation in 2017 , Knausenberger graduated from
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