La’akea Young

La’akea Young is a retired U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sergeant with 26 years of strategic leadership in cyber operations, IT systems, and global communications, advising senior military and government leaders on enterprise strategy, organizational design, and mission-critical operations. At the White House Communications Agency, he served as one of five lead executive communicators providing secure global communications support directly to the President of the United States, and held the position of Air Force Senior Enlisted Advisor, advising WHCA leadership on strategic communications requirements across three administrations and completing over 130 global missions supporting presidential operations.

At HQ U.S. Cyber Command, he held progressive senior advisory roles addressing capability development (J9), IT operations and command and control systems (J6), and as HQ Commandant, where he advised the Chief of Staff and senior military leaders on strategic workforce development, organizational design, and operational readiness for 6,000 cyber mission forces. In these roles, he shaped strategic requirements and drove organizational innovation, transforming security processes, IT infrastructure, and capability development strategies that strengthened operational effectiveness across the cyber enterprise. As Founder and CEO of LYT, LLC, he applies his strategic operational experience to enterprise cyber advisory and program leadership. His expertise spans cyber strategy, multi-domain command and control, organizational transformation, and workforce development.