Rob Lyman is a retired Brigadier General of the U.S. Air Force, with almost three decades of experience in cyberspace operations, logistics, and special operations. He is widely respected as an inspirational and transformational leader. As a senior cyber and national security executive he has been recognized at local, national, and international levels.

During his military career, he served as the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Cyber Effects Operations on the Headquarters Air Force staff at the Pentagon, where he was responsible for the development of over 36,000 cyber professionals and for integrating U.S. Air Force air, space and cyberspace operations capabilities with other military services and the Combatant Commands. He also served as Chief Information Officer, among other roles, at United States Transportation Command, Joint Special Operations Command, Air Mobility Command, and the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center. He has significant senior leadership experience having commanded at multiple levels, including as the Commander of Joint Base Charleston where he supported the U.S. Army’s busiest port, the U.S. Air Force’s busiest airfield, and the U.S. Navy’s nuclear power training pipeline. 

Rob has broad experience in strategic risk mitigation, to include deep cybersecurity and digital transformation leadership, strategy development, talent management, internal controls and audit, crisis response and resiliency, and global operations. He has advised clients in numerous mission areas including space, unmanned vehicle systems, artificial intelligence, energy, strategic materials, cybersecurity, communications and information technology.  He has served in numerous board leadership roles for non-profits and as an industry advisory board member. He was selected as a White House Fellow and served as a Senior Advisor in the Office of the Secretary of Transportation during his fellowship year.

About

  • White House Fellow

    ComputerWorld Premier 100 Award

    Federal 100 Award, Federal Computer Week (FCW)

    Brevet Colonel award, Signal Corps Regimental Association

    Order of Saint Isidore Gold Medal, Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association (AFCEA) International

    Order of Thor Gold Medal, Military Cyber Professionals Association

    Rowlett Award, National Security Agency (team twice awarded at U.S. Transportation Command)

    Military Leadership Award, Association of Defense Communities

    Jerome F. O’Malley Award, Air Mobility Command

    Federal Enterprise Architecture Certification Institute “Leadership in Government Transformation – Defense” Award (Air Mobility Command Directorate of Communications (AMC/A6))

    Leadership Award, Armed Forces Communications & Electronics Association (AFCEA) International

    Air Force Material Command, Field Grade Officer Communication & Information Professionalism Award

    Excellence in JC4I Writing Award, U.S. Army Command & General Staff College

    Air Force Communication & Information Professionalism Award

    Air Force Space Command, Company Grade Officer Communication & Information Professionalism Award

    Tiger Award, 14th Air Force

    Distinguished Graduate and Top Annual Graduate (Webb Award), Advanced Communications Officer Training

    Air Force Space Command, Company Grade Officer Communication & Information Professionalism Award

    Distinguished Graduate, Squadron Officer School

    Distinguished Graduate, Basic Communications Officer Training

    Distinguished Graduate, Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC)

    Multiple military decorations to include the Air Force Distinguished Service Medal, two awards of the Defense Superior Service Medal, three of the Legion of Merit, and three Bronze Stars

  • Master of Arts degree in Organizational Management, George Washington University, Washington D.C.

    Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY

    Certificate in Legislative Studies, Government Affairs Institute at Georgetown University, Washington D.C.

    Leadership Enhancement Program, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, NC

    Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

    Cybersecurity: The Intersection of Policy and Technology, Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, MA.

    Cyber Operations Executive Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, AL.

    National and International Security Leadership Seminar, Washington DC.

    Senior Joint Information Operations Applications Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama

    U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

    Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Virginia

    Air War College by correspondence

    Air Command and Staff College by correspondence

Our Services

Officium Forge. Where Solutions Take Shape.

Through Officium Forge, Rob is available to serve as an Independent Board Director, Board Advisor, Public Speaker, or retained consultant in areas such as leadership, cybersecurity, digital transformation, space operations, unmanned vehicle systems, emerging technology, strategy, national security, operations and risk.

Independent Board Director

Governance of strategic risk, cybersecurity, talent management, strategy, internal controls & audit, crisis response, and logistics.

Board Advisor

Department of Defense policy, military operations, military requirements, and complex global leadership and management.

Public Speaker

Digital transformation, risk mitigation, military crisis operations, crisis response and resiliency, leadership and cybersecurity.

Retained Consultant

Strategic risk, senior executive leadership, crisis response, digital transformation, cybersecurity.