General legere biography

Legere is the third high-ranking U.S. government official to join AFS recently. She follows Hal Smith, a former National Security Agency official who leads AFS’ intelligence practice, and Gus Hunt, former chief technology officer for the CIA who leads AFS’ cybersecurity practice.

Legere brings AFS more than 30 years of experience directing intelligence, security and cyber organizations, including the Army’s enterprise of 58,000 intelligence professionals in 140 countries and its 17,000-person U.S.

Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM). As the U.S. Army’s senior intelligence officer, she led the development and implementation of the Army’s multi-billion-dollar Strategic Plan, increasing the Army’s intelligence, cyber and security capabilities while supporting complex multi-discipline operations across the globe.

“Mary brings a deep understanding of the national intel community’s mission, its interconnected operations and the technologies it uses,” said Matthew Tait, s