Brigadier General (BG) Kenneth J. Burgess assumed duties as the Acting Chief of Staff, U.S. Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM) on April 4th 2025.
Preceding his assignment to USCYBERCOM, BG Ken Burgess was the Deputy Commander for Support, 7th Infantry Division (7ID) responsible for unit readiness with emphasis on budget management, maintenance, and sustainment. He also previously served as the Program Manager for the Saudi Arabia National Guard Modernization Program, responsible for the U.S. Army’s foreign military sales program in Riyadh, including acquisitions, contract oversight, and financial management.
Ken’s operational commands include the 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), Vicenza, Italy (2019-2021), the 2nd Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington (2016-2018), and 1st Battalion, 325 Airborne Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division, Ft. Bragg, NC (2014-2016).
From 2011-2014 he served on the Joint Staff as an Africa Counterterrorism Operations Officer and the Executive Assistant to the Deputy Director for Special Operations and Counterterrorism (DDSO/CT), J37. BG Burgess also served in various leadership and staff positions, including Mortar Platoon Leader, S5, and later Battalion S3 and Battalion Executive Officer in 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment; two Company Commands in 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division; and platoon leader and Company executive officer in 3-15 IN, 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized).
He has nine combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.
Ken is a Distinguished Graduate from the U.S. Army War College, Carlisle, PA, with a Master of Strategic Studies and he holds a Master of Science Degree in Defense Analysis (Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict) from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA. He commissioned as an ROTC Distinguished Military Graduate from James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
Ken is married to Amy and they have two children, Grey and Ella, along with their Hungarian Vizsla, Truman.