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General (Ret.) Kenneth F. “Frank” McKenzie, Jr.
General (Ret.) Kenneth F. “Frank” McKenzie, Jr.

General (Ret.) Kenneth F. “Frank” McKenzie, Jr.

Executive director

Global and National Security Institute

McKenzie became the Executive Director of the University of South Florida’s Global and National Security Institute in May 2022. In July 2022, he also became the Executive Director of the Florida Center for Cybersecurity, also known as Cyber Florida. He is the former Commander, United States Central Command. A native of Birmingham, Alabama, upon graduation from The Citadel in 1979, McKenzie was commissioned into the United States Marine Corps and trained as an infantry officer.

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Email: frankmckenzie@usf.edu

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