Kenneth Franklin McKenzie Jr. is a retired United States Marine Corps general who served as the 14th commander of the United States Central Command from March 28, 2019, to April 1, 2022. He served as Director of the Joint Staff from July 5, 2017, after having previously served for two years as Director of Strategic Plans and Policy (J-5) on the Joint Staff.
In May 2022, he became the Executive Director of the Global and National Security Institute, University of South Florida, and in July 2022 he was appointed Executive Director for the Florida Center for Cybersecurity. He also serves as the President, Board of Directors, of the Institute for Applied Engineering, University of South Florida.
