{"id":"aa0ff657-0c6b-4720-a6dc-82181b245f2a","slug":"admiral-mike-rogers","name":"Admiral Mike Rogers","bioBrief":"Retired four-star U.S. Navy admiral who served as the 17th Director of the National Security Agency (NSA) and Commander of U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) from 2014 to 2018. A 37-year Navy veteran, Rogers previously commanded U.S. Fleet Cyber Command / Tenth Fleet (responsible for all Navy cyberwarfare) and served as Director of Intelligence for both Pacific Command and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Commissioned through NROTC at Auburn University (1981), he began as a Surface Warfare Officer before transferring to cryptology. Since retiring from the Navy in 2018, Rogers has served as a senior advisor at Brunswick Group, chairman of the advisory board at Claroty, and board member at SAIC, Quantum Xchange, and Talon Cyber Security. Currently an advisor at [NightDragon](/companies/nightdragon), bringing deep national security and cyber expertise to the firm's portfolio.","priorExits":null,"nationality":"American","verificationPosture":"verified","aliases":[],"sources":[{"url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_S._Rogers","title":"Michael S. Rogers","sourceName":"Wikipedia"},{"url":"https://www.brunswickgroup.com/our-experts/michael-rogers/","title":"Admiral Michael Rogers — Senior Advisor","sourceName":"Brunswick Group"}],"reviewStatus":"reviewed","createdAt":"2026-07-24T07:03:21.909Z","updatedAt":"2026-07-25T03:26:30.417Z","educations":[],"companyRoles":[{"id":"2b2d78f5-0bc0-4b33-a88c-6133beb16f2a","personId":"aa0ff657-0c6b-4720-a6dc-82181b245f2a","companyId":"b5d0d813-b955-46f2-8643-bbeca302754d","role":"executive","roleTitle":"Advisor (former NSA Director)","startDate":null,"endDate":null,"currentRole":true,"roleBasis":"verified_sec","createdAt":"2026-07-24T07:03:22.375Z","company":{"slug":"nightdragon","name":"NightDragon"}}],"boardRoles":[],"investorRoles":[],"foundings":[]}