Brigadier General Francis X. Taylor (USAF, Retired)
will address "Threats to The Homeland and DHS Responses,” including Russia and election security
 

BG. Taylor is Pres and CEO, FXTAYLOR Associates. He retired from the USG on 1/20/17 as Undersecretary for Intelligence and Analysis (I&A) at DHS. From Mar 2005 until Nov 2013, he was Vice President and Chief Security Officer for the General Electric Company. Prior to joining GE, Mr. Taylor had a distinguished 35-year career in government service, where he held several senior positions managing investigations, security and counterterrorism issues. He served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic Security and Director of the Office of Foreign Missions, with a rank of Ambassador. 

Ambassador Taylor also served as the US Ambassador at Large and Coordinator for Counterterrorism for the Department of State from July 2001 to November 2002. In this role, he was responsible for the implementing US counterterrorism policy overseas and coordinating the US government response to international terrorist activities. During his 31 years of military service, Ambassador Taylor served with distinction, rising to the rank of Brigadier General. In his final active duty assignment, Brigadier General Taylor headed the Air Force Office of Special Investigations. Mr. Taylor received his Bachelor’s and Masters Degrees in Government and International Studies from the University of Notre Dame in 1970 and 1974. He is a Distinguished Graduate of the Notre Dame ROTC program.