Today on The Change Maker: a live interview with Nathan Deal at the Georgia Cyber Center on the Nathan Deal Campus for Innovation in Augusta, Georgia. Nathan Deal served two terms as governor of Georgia. He was first sworn in as governor of Georgia on January 10, 2011, and was sworn in for his second term on January 12, 2015.

Deal was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1992. Prior to that, he served in the Georgia Senate from 1981 to 1993 and was named president pro tempore in his last term. Deal has also worked as a lawyer, assistant district attorney, and judge.

At $100 million, the Georgia Cyber Center is the single largest investment in a cybersecurity facility by a state government to date. Located on the Nathan Deal Campus for Innovation in Augusta, Georgia, the center is a unique public/private partnership involving academia, state and federal government, law enforcement, the U.S. Army and the private sector.

The Georgia Cyber Center is dedicated to training the next generation of professionals through education and real-world practice while also supporting innovative companies focused on developing new technologies to strengthen online defenses and has many developments to foster growth in various sectors.The center features an auditorium, restricted access to meet classified and high-security needs, secure briefing space, a cutting-edge cyber range, an incubator/accelerator program to foster innovation and entrepreneurship, ample spaces for collaboration, classrooms equipped for virtual and on-site training, an adjacent parking deck and direct access to the popular Augusta Riverwalk.

Deke and Nathan sat down in November of 2021 to discuss the development including how it was executed, the former Governor's thoughts on how state and local governments can be effective and efficient, the public-private partnership aspect, and how to quantify an investment like this. Part of this video features audience questions and the video was recorded live by the Cyber Center, so the quality will be a little different than what we're used to, but the conversations are the same level as any other recording!

For more info on The Georgia Cyber Center: https://gta.georgia.gov/cybersecurity-1/georgia-cyber-center

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