Lt. Gen. Lori Reynolds

Lori Reynolds is a retired U.S. Marine Corps three-star general and former Deputy Commandant for Information. In this role, General Reynolds was responsible for building capabilities and talent across information technology, cyberspace, space, intelligence, technology and influence areas. She also served as the Commander, Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command from 2015 to 2018, where she led efforts to integrate cyber operations into U.S. Marine Corps and joint operations. General Reynolds also served as Deputy Department of the Navy Chief Information Officer for the Marine Corps, Director of Cyber Security, and Director of Intelligence.

During her career, General Reynolds commanded Marines at every rank, including command of formations in Iraq and Afghanistan. As a General Officer, she commanded the Marine Corps iconic recruit depot at Parris Island, South Carolina, where she was responsible for recruiting and training 20,000 new Marines per year. She subsequently commanded Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command, where she completed the build of the Marine Corps’ newest warfighting component and was responsible for the Marine Corps first-ever cyber effects operations in support of the Joint Force.

In her time as the Deputy Commandant for Information, General Reynolds was responsible for all IT, intelligence, cyberspace, space, and influence personnel and capability development for the Marine Corps. She led the team that created the Marine Corps’ newest warfighting function of Information, acknowledging the growing importance of the fight for secure information and data. She built the cyberspace occupational field for the Marine Corps and initiated the creation of a new Marine component for the US Space Command.

Reynolds served as the senior woman in the Marine Corps for eight years and is an expert in team building, leading diverse teams, managing complexity, risk and talent management, and organizational change management. In her last six years in the Marine Corps, she was a Marine Corps Corporate Board member responsible for collaboratively planning $50 billion annually to support USMC missions and capability development globally.

General Reynolds currently serves on the Board of Directors of the U. S. Bancorp, the Board of Trustees of the American Public University System, the Board of Trustees of the Naval Academy Athletic & Scholarship Program, the Board of Visitors of the Marine Corps University. She also serves as the Department of the Navy CIO USMC Information Chair of the Naval Postgraduate School and is a Visiting Professor of the Practice at Applied Research Lab for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS).

General Reynolds graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in political science. She also received Master of Science degrees from Navy War College and Army War College.