Major General Robin Fontes retired from the United States Army after almost 35 years of service.  She most recently served as the Deputy Commanding General of the U.S. Army Cyber Command where she oversaw 17,000 military and civilian personnel world-wide in synchronizing cyberspace operations in pursuit of Department of Defense (DoD) and Army strategic priorities. As a General Officer, she also served as the Commander of the multi-national Combined Security Transition Command – Afghanistan overseeing the training and equipping the Afghan army and police, and advising senior leaders in the Ministries of Defense, Interior and Finance.

Over the course of her career, Robin commanded several units in Afghanistan and held several senior policy and U.S. Embassy diplomatic positions focusing on U.S. relations with the countries of South and Central Asia and with our NATO and Coalition partners.  She is an accomplished soldier-diplomat and a leader with strategic vision able to navigate complex and sensitive diplomatic issues.  

In addition to being an AUSA Leadership Fellow, Robin is a member of the Board of Directors for the Marine Memorial Foundation and Kronos Fusion Energy Incorporated; and an Advisor for the RAIN Research Group, One Stop Systems and the Center for Cyber Security Innovations at the City University of Seattle.  She is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point (BS), the University of Washington (MA International Studies), and the National War College (MS National Security Strategy).  Robin was also a post-graduate research fellow at the Weatherhead Center for International Affairs at Harvard University.