Lt. Col. Max Renard is currently the Assistant Chief of Staff, G2 for 1st Cavalry Division at Fort Cavazos, Texas. He received his commission as a branch detailed Military Intelligence Officer (Infantry branch detail) from the Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of California-Fullerton in 2004.
Prior to 1st Cavalry Division, Renard served as the Deputy J2, OPS Chief, and Collection Manager for Special Operations Command Europe (SOCEUR). His previous assignments include serving as the S2 for 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, Fort Bliss, Texas, ACE Chief and Intelligence Operations Officer for 1st Armored Division G2, Deputy J2 for Joint Modernization Command, S2 for 5-7 Cavalry, 1st Armored Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, and as an infantry officer in 3-187th Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division (AASLT). His overseas service includes time in Germany, Afghanistan, Kuwait, and Iraq.
Renard is a graduate of the Infantry Officer Basic Course, Military Intelligence Captains Career Course, Combined Arms and Services Staff School, and the FORSCOM Digital Intelligence Systems Master Gunners Course.
Renard has a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Whitter College and a Master of Arts in Security Studies from Kansas State University
Renard is married and has two children.