Major General Randy Manner

Last Name: Manner

First Name: Randy

Medals and Honors: Distinguished Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster, Defense Superior Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal with seven oak leaf clusters.

Rank: Major General

Service/Department: U.S. Army

Last or Significant Assignment: Deputy Commander, Third US Army; Acting Vice Chief, National Guard Bureau, Acting and Deputy Commander, Defense Threat Reduction Agency

Areas of Experience: Cybersecurity, Nuclear and Chemical Weapons and Policy, Critical Infrastructure Protection, Biological Defense, Disaster Preparation & Recovery, National Security Policy, Homeland Defense, Leadership Ethics, Inclusion and Diversity

Randy Manner, Major General USA (Retired)

Randy Manner has been a Fellow since the inception of the American College of National Security Leaders (ACNSL). He served for 36 years in the United States Army. After his retirement, Randy presently helps executives and leadership teams increase their potential and quality of leadership with the goal of meaningful & positive impact on employees, clients, and the bottom line.

As a Senior Partner at Korn Ferry he coached executives as they transitioned to more senior levels with greater responsibilities. He mentors business leaders in improving their value propositions to their clients. He works with Veterans of all ranks through 4-star generals and admirals to assist them with their transition  into corporate and academic positions & boards.

For 16 years he worked for American Management Systems, a billion-dollar international information technology consulting firm. When he departed AMS in September 2001 to return to active military duty, he was serving as business unit Vice President responsible for revenues of more than $100 million for federal, state, and commercial clients. 

For over three decades he served our nation in a variety of positions in the Pentagon and around the world. Prior to retiring from the Army as a Major General, he served as the Deputy Commanding General of the United States 3rd Army in Kuwait, as the Acting Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau, and as the Acting and Deputy Director of the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. He was responsible for red-teaming cyber defense and critical infrastructure protection. He facilitated the withdrawal of US forces from Iraq in 2010, helped neutralize chemical weapons in Russia, oversaw investments in biological prophylactic research on deadly pathogens, to include Ebola, and  helped coordinate military emergency response support to States during natural disasters. 

He is a member of several Advisory Boards of small companies and veteran non-profits to help increase their value. He volunteers on behalf of environmental organizations before the EPA and other government organizations, and advocates in support of veterans and families. 

He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the Pennsylvania State University, a Master of Business Administration degree in Decision Sciences from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and post -graduate Certificates in International Security Policy from the Fletcher School of International Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University and  Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University. 

Randy is a member of the International Coaching Federation, a National Association of Corporate Directors Governance Fellow, a member of the George Washington University Coaching Team, and a Strategic Advisor at John Hopkins University.