Kenneth Minihan

Lieutenant General Ken Minihan is a Managing Director at Paladin Capital Group. He retired from the U.S. Air Force after more than 33 years of active commissioned service and served as the 14th Director of the National Security Agency/Central Security Service. As Director, he was the senior uniformed intelligence officer in the Department of Defense. He also served as the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency and has vast experience in national, defense and military information services, information technology development and diverse customer support services. Minihan has a B.A. from Florida State University, an M.A. from the Naval Postgraduate School, and has completed executive development programs at the University of Illinois and Harvard University. Among his awards and decorations are the National Security Medal, the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, the Bronze Star, and the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal.