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Pano Yannakogeorges

Adjunct Associate Professor

Center for Global Affairs

Preparing the Future Cyber Workforce

Fast Facts

  • Joined the Center for Global Affairs after an eight-year career in the US Air Force
  • Driven to provide students with the real-world experience and skills to become cybersecurity professionals
  • His students recently placed second among more than 30 teams at the prestigious Atlantic Council's Cyber 9/12 Strategy Competition

Meeting High Demand with Deep Expertise

Not your Average Cybersecurity Program

Some of our top students are in a situation where they actually have too many choices, and I find myself guiding them through difficult decisions that will impact the next 10 years of their professional lives, like whether or not they should take a job in the private or public sector. We also see employers recruiting students who are still a year away from graduation but have made firm offers contingent upon graduating from the program."

Ample Opportunities for New Graduates