Deke Copenhaver Interviews Nathan Deal at the Nathan Deal Campus of Innovation at the Georgia Cyber Center
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- 33:41
- December 6th 2021
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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The Change Maker is hosted by Deke Copenhaver. When Deke took over as mayor of his hometown of Augusta, Georgia, the city’s politics were broken and riven along racial lines. No group trusted any other group, so nothing got done.
From 2005 through 2014 Deke was a catalyst in helping to transform Augusta, attracting businesses to spur economic development, implementing social programs that impacted the lives of Augustans on a daily basis. He focused effort on communities that had been neglected for years.
No serving as the Principal of Copenhaver Consulting, Deke remains committed to being a Change Maker while helping others realize their potential to impact their communities for the better. For his work, he’s been recognized on multiple occasions by Georgia Trend Magazine as one of the 100 Most Influential Georgians.
Deke currently authors a monthly column on leadership published by the Georgia Municipal Association. Deke earned a BA in Political Science from Augusta College and is a graduate of Leadership Georgia and the Mayors’ Institute on City Design.
A passionate athlete, Deke has completed five Ironman 70.3s and several half marathons. He and his wife, Malisa, reside in Augusta with their dogs Sarah Bet, Buddy, and Johnny.