A native of Buffalo, New York, former Rear Admiral Danelle Barrett served as Director of Current Operations at U.S. Cyber Command and as the Navy Cyber Security Division Director and Deputy Chief Information Officer on the Chief of Naval Operations staff. Her operational assignments included deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Haiti. She currently serves on several corporate boards and has authored over 40 published articles. Her 2021 book “Rock the Boat: Lead Change, Encourage Innovation and Be a Successful Leader” is an Amazon Best Seller in business leadership training, business mentoring and coaching, and management skills.