2017 TechNet Augusta

Mr. G.B. Cazes
Senior Advisor
CSRA Alliance


G.B. has worked with communities across the United States to design, develop and implement workforce development programs that drive economic development and create robust information technology ecosystems. Over the past 15+ years, G.B. has served in numerous leadership positions in the information technology field with experience across international, commercial, and government markets. Previously, G.B. served as Vice President of the Cyber Innovation Center (CIC) and Director of the National Integrated Cyber Education Research Center (NICERC). As Vice President of the CIC, G.B was responsible for developing a robust cyber ecosystem that leveraged unique assets from across the region to create an economic development engine that drove the development of a cyber economy. G.B.’s responsibilities ranged from fostering collaboration among government, industry and academia to program development to creating physical spaces, such as the National Cyber Research Park, to support technological innovation, research, and technology transfer. As Director of the National Cyber Education Research Center, G.B. led the design, development, and implementation of a national academic outreach and workforce development program aimed at building a cyber workforce for the future. While this program was designed to organically grow a knowledge-based workforce in northwest Louisiana, it was recognized as a national model for cyber education by the Department of Homeland Security and is currently being implemented across all 50 states and multiple US territories.

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