Major General Ryan Heritage (retired) graduated from the George Washington University in Washington, D.C. in 1990. He was commissioned through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Program. He began his career as an infantry officer having served multiple tours with the II and III Marine Expeditionary Force and supporting establishment. As a General Officer he served as the Deputy Director, Future Operations at US Cyber Command; Commanding General of the Marine Corps Recruit Depot and Western Recruiting Region in San Diego, CA followed by command of Marine Corps Forces Cyber Command, Marine Corps Forces Space Command and the Marine Corps Information Command. He retired after serving as the Director of Operations, US Cyber Command.