MG (Ret) David Lacquement is Arete’s Senior Vice President for Government Relations and Operational Intelligence Sharing. Prior to this he served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection, where he led a team focused on safeguarding the private financial services sector from cyber threats that could impact U.S. national and economic security. He has also led a team at Booz Allen Hamilton, that supported U.S. Cyber Command with technical and operational planning cyber support.

MG (Ret) served in the U.S Army for over three decades as an intelligence officer retiring as the Director of Operations, J-3, USCYBERCOM. As the first Director of Operations, he played a lead role in the framing and establishment of the Command and was responsible for directing the operations and defense of all Department of Defense’s networks, and for the planning and executing of offensive cyber operations for the Department of Defense. His military assignments included tours as Commanding General of the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command at Fort Belvoir, Virginia; Chief of Staff for Intelligence, C-2, Multi-National Force-Iraq supporting OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM during the surge, Assistant Chief of Staff for Intelligence, J-2, United States Southern Command, Miami, Florida, and Assistant Chief of Staff for Operations, G-3, U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command, Fort Belvoir,

MG (Ret) Lacquement holds Masters Degrees from National Intelligence University, U.S. Army Command & General Staff College, School of Advanced Military Studies, and the National Defense University. He completed his undergraduate studies and graduated from Western Maryland College (now, McDaniel College).