Commander Michael Widmann graduated the US Naval Academy with a BS in economics. He completed two tours in Japan before attending Naval Postgraduate School and earning a MS in Space Systems Operations. Navy tours include: Information Assurance Officer for Strike Force Training Atlantic; Officer in Charge of Afghan National Security Forces Networks and Radios; Assistant Operations Officer at NCTAMS LANT; staff officer at the NATO C2 COE; and Service Chiefs representative at DARPA. He led the Strategy Branch at the Cooperative Cyber Defense Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) where he was honored with the title of NATO CCDCOE Ambassador. Currently, he is the Cyber Operations Branch Chief at NATO’s Maritime Command.