Army LTG Paul T. Stanton is the commander of the Department of Defense

Cyber Defense Command and director of the Defense Information Systems Agency.

As the DISA director, Stanton manages a global network of more than 20,000 service members, civilians and contractors who provide defense communications solutions to the president, Department of War, secretary of war, Joint Chiefs of Staff and combatant commanders. DISA operates joint, interoperable command and control capabilities for the department, which support more than 200,000 warfighters in 150 countries.

As the DCDC commander, Stanton drives unified action across the DoW to secure, operate and defend the DoW Information Network. He leads the establishment of DoWIN priorities, directs threat-informed actions through formal planning and future operational initiatives and oversees the command

and control of daily unified network operations, cyber security actions and defensive operations on the DoWIN.

Stanton previously served as the commanding general of the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence and Fort Eisenhower from June 2021 to July 2024. He graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1995 and commissioned into the infantry but later transitioned to the cyber branch in 2015.

Stanton served in several command, staff, and joint positions, including service as a platoon leader, 1-508th Infantry Airborne Battalion Combat Team in Vicenza, Italy; platoon leader, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry in Schweinfurt, Germany; commander, B Company, 1-502nd Infantry at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, and Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq; commander, U.S. Army Cyber Protection Brigade at Fort Gordon, Georgia; deputy director of Operations, U.S. Cyber Command at Fort Meade, Maryland; and deputy commanding general (operations), U.S. Army Cyber Command at Fort Gordon.

Stanton holds three degrees in computer science - a bachelor's from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, a master's from the University of Illinois and a doctorate from Johns Hopkins University. His military education includes the Infantry Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and a Senior Service College fellowship with the National Security Agency.