U.S. Naval Institute 2009 Board of Directors - Bios
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RADM Robert S. Branham, USCG
District Commander, Seventh Coast Guard District
Rear Admiral Steve Branham serves as the Commander Seventh Coast Guard District Headquartered in Miami, Florida. The District responsibilities include all Coast Guard operations in the Southeast region of the United States, the Caribbean Sea, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. In his immediate prior assignment, he served as the Coast Guard Assistant Commandant for Resources and Chief Financial Officer. Rear Admiral Branham was promoted to flag rank in 2005 and received his second star in 2007.
Rear Admiral Branham has served in a variety of afloat and administrative assignments on the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts as well as the Great Lakes. His most recent shore assignments were Chief of Operations and Chief of Staff, Coast Guard Atlantic Area, and Executive Director of the U.S. Interdiction Coordinator (USIC) Staff, directly assisting the Commandant in his role as USIC.
He has served six tours afloat, including 4 tours in command of Cutter CAPE HEDGE (WPB 95311), a 95-foot patrol boat homeported in Morro Bay, California; Cutter NEAH BAY (WTGB 105), a 140-foot icebreaking tug homeported in Cleveland, Ohio; Cutter HARRIET LANE (WMEC 903), a 270-foot cutter homeported in Portsmouth, Va.; and Cutter GALLATIN (WHEC 721), a 378-foot cutter homeported in Charleston, S.C.
Throughout his 12 years of sea duty, he has been involved in a number of high-profile drug, migrant, search and rescue, and fisheries enforcement cases, including the 1980 Mariel Boatlift of Cuban migrants and the 1991 Haitian mass migration. Rear Admiral Branham also commanded the task force that successfully prototyped the use of armed helicopters to stop suspected drug-laden go-fast vessels, an initiative that continues to produce record annual drug interdiction rates.
Rear Admiral Branham is a 1977 graduate of the United States Coast Guard Academy, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Engineering. He was awarded a master's degree in Business Administration by Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio in 1987 and a master's degree in National Security Strategy by the National War College, Washington, DC in 1999.
Rear Admiral Branham's awards include the Legion of Merit (4), the Meritorious Service Medal (2), the Coast Guard Commendation Medal (3), the Coast Guard Achievement Medal, the Humanitarian Service Medal (3), the Coast Guard Sea Service Ribbon (4), and the Coast Guard Cutterman's Insignia.
Donald P. Brennan
Retired Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer Morgan Stanley Capital Partners
Mr. Brennan was formerly the Managing Director of Morgan Stanley's Merchant Bank, Chairman of Morgan Stanley Capital partners and Chairman of Morgan Stanley Venture Partner as well as a Director of Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated and a member of the Firm's Management Committee.
Prior to joining Morgan Stanley in 1982, Mr. Brennan was Vice Chairman of International Paper Company. Currently he is Vice Chairman of ICT Group, a Director of Eurotel LTD, and Managing Partner of South Ocean Investments, LLC. Previously he was Chairman of Canadian International paper Co. and Waterford Wedgwood plc. He was also a Director of numerous corporations including Arizona Chemical, Burlington Industries, Coltec Industries, Equant, Fort Howard, General Crude Oil and the Southern Pacific Railroad.
He is a former intelligence Office in the U.S. Navy with the rank of Lieutenant Commander; received a Bachelor of Science Degree from Maritime College and a Master of Business Administration from Baruch College.
Mr. Brennan was appointed to Presidential Commissions by President Ford and President Carter. He was Chairman of the Board of the Trustees of the Maritime College, Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees of St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Centers and is a member of the Prime Minister of Ireland's Economic Advisory Board as well as having been past President of The Ireland Council for Commerce and Industry. He is a member of the New York and Royal Irish Yacht Clubs; Kildare and North Fork Golf Clubs, Country Club of Florida, and the Ocean Club.
He and his wife Patricia reside in Manalapan, Florida and have a home in Cutchogue, New York and a working farm in Upperville, Virginia. They are the parents of six children and have fourteen grandchildren.
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Alfred M. Cady, III
Co-Founder
TMP Worldwide, Inc.
Al Cady was born and raised in Syracuse, New York. He was graduated from Syracuse University in 1965 with a BA in History and was a 3-year Varsity Lacrosse letterman.
In February of 1966, Al graduated from Officer Candidate School and was commissioned an Ensign in the U.S. Navy. From September, 1966 to August, 1967, he served as the Communications Officer, USS BENEWAH, ATB 35, a part of the Mobile Riverine Assault Flotillas, in the Mekong Delta, RVN. He served a second tour in Vietnam, as the assistant operations officer, USS PRINCETON, LPH-5, from September, 1967 to January, 1969.
Al resigned his commission in 1969 and became the Assistant Director of Advertising for Household Financial Corporation in Chicago, Illinois.
While with HFC Al received his MBA from Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois in June, 1974.
From June, 1974, to February, 1978, he served as Director of Advertising for Finance America, a subsidiary of Bank of American, in San Francisco, California. In February, 1978, he became Vice-President of Marketing for Control Data Corporation in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
In August of 1982, Al established a joint venture with Andrew J. McKelvey – TMP Worldwide. He subsequently led the Yellow Pages Division of TMP, today known as Monster International.
Al retired in 2000 and since that time has served on the Boards of numerous non-profit and for profit organizations.
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Peter A. Gudmundsson
CEO & Founder
Priceless Legacy Company
Peter A. Gudmundsson, 45, is CEO and Founder of The Priceless Legacy Company, a custom book publisher dedicated to helping people preserve their life stories and lessons for the benefit of future generations. Prior to starting PLC, Gudmundsson served as CEO & President of Beckett Media, LP, the world's leading publisher of magazines, books and websites for sports collectors and gamers.
Before Beckett, Gudmundsson founded and operated Design Guide Publishing Ltd, the publisher of the high-end interior design publications in three major Texas cities. Within the company, he also started Home Improvement – Dallas, a monthly magazine which he sold to Network Communications Inc in 2006.
Prior to founding Design Guide Publishing, Gudmundsson was President and CEO of Jobs.com, an Internet employment services company. Before joining Jobs.com, he served successively as Chief Financial Officer, Chief Operating Officer and later President of Primedia Workplace Learning, a pioneer in the field of distance learning content and services delivered via satellite television and the Internet. Earlier, Gudmundsson served as Vice President of Corporate Development for Primedia Inc. in New York.
Before joining Primedia, Gudmundsson worked as the Assistant to the President and Manager of Corporate Development of Tosco Corporation, a leading independent oil refining company headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. He has also worked as an investment banker in corporate finance, debt capital markets and mergers & acquisitions at Morgan Stanley & Co. in New York.
A former U.S. Marine artillery and intelligence officer, Gudmundsson is a graduate of Harvard Business School (MBA) and Brown University (BA). He serves on the boards of the Hockaday School and the U.S. Naval Institute. Gudmundsson is also an active Boy Scout leader and youth sports coach. He is married to the former Kathleen Vouté of Bronxville, New York. They reside in Dallas with their four children.
BGEN Timothy C. Hanifen, USMCDeputy CG, Marine Corps Combat Development Command
Brigadier General Hanifen graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1978 with a B.S. in Naval Engineering (Major: History). He attended The Basic School followed by attendance at the Infantry Officers Course (1979) and flight school in NAS Milton (1979). He was designated a Naval Aviator in November 1980. He is a graduate of the Naval Command and Staff College, Newport R.I. (Masters) and the National War College (Masters), Washington D.C.
The command assignments of Brigadier General Hanifen include: Commanding Officer, HMM 261 Rein/ACE, 22 MEU (1996 to 1998); Commanding Officer, MAG 42, 4th MAW (2002 to 2004); Commanding General, 2DMAW (Forward)/Commanding General, Al Asad Air Base (2007) and Commanding General, 2D Marine Aircraft Wing (2008).
Staff assignments include: S-2A, Weapons Tactics Instructor, S-3A, S-3 and FMFPAC Aircrew Training and Counter-Terrorism Officer (1982-1986); Selected Marine Corps Reservist (1986-88); Operations and Aircraft Maintenance Officers (1988-1990); Tactical Plans & Standardization Officer (1990-1991); MV-22 Osprey Requirements Officer at HQMC Aviation (1992-1995); Strategic Planner within Joint Vision 2010, J-7, Joint Staff (2000); Chief, Joint Vision Transformation Division, J-7, Joint Staff (2000-2002); The Director of Concepts Division, The Director of Doctrine Division And Amphibious Requirements (2004); The Director of Materiel Capabilities Division and Amphibious Requirements (2004); HQMC QDR Team (2004 to 2005); Deputy Director of the Capabilities Development Directorate (2005 to 2006); Assistant Wing Commander, 2D Marine Aircraft Wing (2006) and currently, Deputy Commanding General, Marine Corps Combat Development Command.
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Mark W. Johnson
Chairman and Co-Founder
Innosight, LLC
Mark Johnson is chairman of Innosight, an innovation-based consulting and executive training firm focused on helping companies and institutions innovate for new growth and transformation. He co-founded the firm with Harvard Business School professor and best selling author on innovation, Clayton M. Christensen. Mark has led numerous consulting engagements within Fortune 500 companies in a broad range of industries, including U.S. defense contractors and government labs, commercial enterprise IT companies, and consumer packaged goods companies, and led a large-scale innovation management project for the government of Singapore. Mark's most recent work has focused on business model innovation, helping companies create distinct business models, strategies and skills to manage new market growth.
Mark is a much requested authority and speaker on innovation and business model change and has been a featured speaker at innovation specific conferences such as Fortune's Innovation Forum and several other conferences in the defense, automotive, healthcare, financial services, and venture capital industries.
Prior to co-founding Innosight, Mark was Vice President at the GilderGroup, a high technology consulting and publishing firm. Before joining the GilderGroup, Mark was a consultant at Booz | Allen | Hamilton where he worked on a variety of assignments for clients involved in managing innovation and comprehensive change programs. Additionally, Mark worked with Harvard Business School professor David Garvin in developing an approach and tools to help clients improve their organizational learning capabilities. Prior to joining Booz | Allen | Hamilton, Mark was a nuclear-trained surface warfare officer in the U.S. Navy. He is a veteran of Operation Desert Storm, where he served on the nuclear guided missile cruiser USS Mississippi as part of the USS Kennedy Carrier Battle Group.
Mark received his MBA with second year honors from the Harvard Business School. He received a Master's degree in Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics from Columbia University and a Bachelor's degree in Aerospace Engineering from the United States Naval Academy.
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RDML Terry B. Kraft, USNHead of Maritime Aviation for the Air Warfare Directorate
Rear Adm. Terry Kraft, a California native, was raised the son of a Navy captain. After his graduation from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1981, he proceeded to Naval Air Station (NAS) Pensacola for flight training where he received his Naval Flight Officer wings of gold in 1982.
Kraft served as an A-6 Intruder bombardier/navigator in Attack Squadron (VA-55) and VA-115. During his tour in VA-55, he participated in the Operation Eldorado Canyon Libyan Strike in 1986. His tour with VA-115 included 40 combat missions flown from the USS Midway (CV-41) during Operation Desert Storm. He returned to NAS Whidbey Island in 1991 for duty as an instructor with VA-128 and then served as executive officer of VA-95 during Operation Southern Watch in 1995. Upon decommissioning of the A-6, Kraft transitioned to the EA-6B Prowler and served as executive officer and subsequently commanding officer of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ-131) from February 1996 to May 1999. He led VAQ-131 on the first expeditionary deployment of a fleet EA-6B squadron to Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, and deployed aboard the USS Constellation (CV-64) where his squadron earned the COMNAVAIRPAC Battle ʻEʼ Award for 1999.
Following squadron command, Kraft screened for the nuclear command pipeline. After completing nuclear power training, he served as executive officer aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) and then commanded USS Shreveport (LPD- 12) from 2002-2005. He participated in Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom from both ships. In November of 2005, Kraft assumed command of USS Ronald Reagan (CVN-76). He led Reagan through their maiden deployment and subsequent surge deployment where they earned the 2006 Battle 'E' award and two Golden Anchor awards for retention.
Shore tours for Kraft have included the Air Command and Staff College where he earned a master's degree in Political Science from Auburn University at Montgomery, AL. He followed that with a tour at the J3 Directorate, U.S. Pacific Command from September 1992-October 1994. In July 1999, Kraft served as a federal executive fellow at the Kennedy School, Harvard University. In August 2008, Kraft reported to the Pentagon as the head of Maritime Aviation, Unmanned Aerial Systems and Aviation Training Plans and Programs (N882).
Admiral Kraft has accumulated over 3700 total flight hours and 1000 carrier arrested landings. His awards include the Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, the Defense Superior Service Medal, three Navy Meritorious Service Medals, and multiple individual and strike-flight Air Medals.
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Dr. J.P. London
Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board
CACI International, Inc.
Dr. J.P. London is Executive Chairman and Chairman of the Board of CACI International Inc. Dr. London oversees strategic initiatives, including CACI's legacy mergers and acquisitions (M&A) program, which he began in 1992. He has an established strong public role representing CACI to customers and the federal information technology (IT) industry. Dr. London is also focused on the evolution & transformation of defense, intelligence, information technology and network communications.
Under Dr. London's leadership, CACI has grown from a small professional services consulting firm to become a pacesetter in IT and communications solutions across markets throughout North America and Western Europe. Since 1993 CACI has made 36 acquisitions that have strengthened its position in managed networks, information assurance and the security and intelligence services markets. After 911, CACI moved operations even further into the intelligence and homeland security arenas. Today, CACI is one of the largest focused IT providers serving the defense and Intelligence communities worldwide.
Dr. London first joined CACI as a program manager in 1972. He advanced to VP in 1976, and by 1982 was a division president, managing CACI's extensive work in systems engineering, logistic sciences and advanced information systems. He was elected to CACI's Board of Directors in 1981, and appointed President and CEO in 1984. In 1990, Dr. London became Chairman of the Board.
Dr. London is a 1959 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy (B.S. Naval Engineering) and a 1967 graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School (M.S. in Operations Research). He holds a doctorate in business administration "with distinction" from George Washington University (1971).
Dr. London was a Navy carrier aviator for 12 years (1959-1971) flying with anti-submarine "hunter-killer" task forces. He saw service in the Cuban Missile Crisis and in at-sea deployments to the North Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the Caribbean. He was part of the USS Randolph (CVS-15) airborne recovery team for Col. John Glenn's Mercury Program space flight in Freedom 7 on February 20, 1962. During 1969/70, he served as Aide and Administrative Assistant to the Vice Chief of the Naval Material Command. Dr. London left active duty in 1971, joined the U.S. Navy Reserve, and retired as a Captain in 1983, having commanded aeronautical engineering units with the Naval Air Systems Command.
During his career, Dr. London has received numerous personal awards including the CEO of the Year Award, presented by the George Washington University Executive MBA Program; Ernst & Young's 2003 Entrepreneur of the Year for Government IT Services; and the John W. Dixon award from the Association of the United States Army for his outstanding contributions to America's defense.
In 2004 Dr. London received the Albert Einstein Award for Technology Achievement in the Defense Fields, and the Federal Computer Week's highest recognition, the Eagle Award, for superior contributions to the federal IT community. He was named Executive of the Year in October 2005 at the Third Annual Greater Washington Government Contractor Awards. In April 2007 he was awarded the U.S. Navy League's Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz Award for his exemplary contributions to the enhancement of U.S. maritime strength and national security.
Dr. London has served on the Senior Advisory Board as well as the Board of Directors for the Northern Virginia Technology Council, and is now a member of the Executive Committee and the Board of Directors of the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association. He has served on numerous other boards and foundations. Dr. London is also a member of the National Military Intelligence Association, the Intelligence and National Security Alliance, the Navy League, the Naval Order of the U.S.A., the American Legion, the Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
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The Honorable Robert C. McCormack
Founder and Advisory Partner
Trident Capital
Bob McCormack is a cofounder and Advisory Director of Trident Capital. From 1990 to 1993, Bob served as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management) and Comptroller of the Navy. From 1987 to 1990, he held several senior positions in the Office of the Secretary of Defense in Washington, D.C. From 1981 to 1987, Bob was a Managing Director of Morgan Stanley & Co. Earlier in his career, he was a Senior Vice President with Dillon Read & Co.
Current directorships: CCBN.com, Inc., Derivatech, DeVry, Inc. (DV), Illinois Tool Works, Inc. (ITW), Meadwestvaco (MWV), Northern Trust Corporation (NTRS), The Revere Group, Ltd.
Past directorships: CommSite International, Inc., The Compucare Company, Imaging Portals, Inc., Internet Securities, Inc., OnLine Interactive, Inc., PGI, Inc.
Education: B.A., University of North Carolina. M.B.A., University of Chicago, Graduate School of Business.
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Edward S. Miller
Edward S. Miller is a historian and author on American naval and strategic history. His War Plan Orange: The U.S. Strategy to Defeat Japan, 1897-1945, published by the U.S. Naval Institute Press, received wide acclaim from senior cabinet and military leaders and the press. He was named author of the year by the Institute in 1992. The work earned five history prizes, including the Theodore and Franklin D. Roosevelt Prize in Naval History, and was translated into Japanese. With continuing demand, including from U.S. war colleges, it was recently republished in paperback.
In 2007, the U.S. Naval Institute Press will publish Miller's Bankrupting the Enemy: The U.S. Financial Siege Before Pearl Harbor. Like his previous book, it draws on newly declassified sources of a crucial historical era. It brings together Mr. Miller's interests in national strategy and finance, the latter stemming from a thirty-year career that culminated as Chief Financial Office of AMAX Inc., a Fortune 100 mining conglomerate since acquired by Alcoa and Phelps Dodge. His knowledge of resource economics was furthered by his appointment in 1982 by President Ronald Reagan as Vice President-Finance of the U.S. Synthetic Fuels Corporation in Washington, D.C., where he was responsible for assessing the financial viability of multi-billion-dollar synthetic oil and gas projects.
Since retirement Mr. Miller also devotes energies to philanthropy including financial and editorial support of outstanding Naval Institute history books. Other activities include the Miller American History Fund at the Library of Congress, and private foundations that assist students of environmental science, Native Americans, and needy people.
Miller received his BA from Syracuse University, Phi Beta Kappa, and did graduate studies at N.Y.U and the Harvard Business School. He served two years in the Army Finance Corps in the 1950s. He resides with his wife, Joyce, at the Watergate in Washington D.C. Mr. Miller has two children and two grandchildren.
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VADM John G. Morgan, Jr., USN (Ret)
Founder
Instantiation, LLC
With an economics degree from the University of Virginia, Morgan entered the U.S. Navy in 1972 and for the next 36 years was steeped in the practical side of planning, execution, and organizational leadership.
On Sept. 11, 2001, Morgan was commanding 10,000 men and women of the USS Enterprise carrier battle group, just then exiting the Strait of Hormuz. Upon getting word of the second plane hitting the World Trade Center he immediately turned the group—on his own authority—to be first in the theater of operations against al Qaeda and the Taliban.
Morgan capped his Naval career as a key advisor to Admiral Mike Mullen, then Chief of Naval Operations (and, starting in 2007, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs). In that capacity he directed the creation of ""A Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Sea Power."" Two years in the making, the global strategy is now in effect and reflects the input of national and international leaders in business, military, civic organizations, and think tanks, and is aimed at protecting vital interests in an increasingly interconnected and changing world.
Upon retirement from the Navy in 2008, Morgan assembled a team of global strategists to explore and disseminate evolving principles of anticipatory engagement and transition leadership. Their consultancy, Instantiation LLC, is based in the Washington, D.C., area and Winston-Salem, N.C.
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T. Truxtun Morrison
""Truck"" Morrison was born in Pleasantville, New York, the son of a USAAC officer. Six generations of his family were military officers among them five West Point or VMI graduates. He is a direct descendant of Commodore Thomas Truxtun, one of the earliest heroes of the U.S. Navy and Colonel Archibald Henderson, the 5th and longest serving Commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps.
Mr. Morrison spent two years at Dartmouth College, left to work in Southern Alberta, cattle ranching with his oldest brother and then enlisted in the Marine Corps.
In 1961, following his service in the Corps, Truck joined the Peavey Company, a Minneapolis-based grain trading and flour milling enterprise. He remained with that same company for almost 40 years rising to become a President and COO of ConAgra.
In 1966 Mr. Morrison started a barge line for Peavey and grew it to over 1,000 barges and six tow boats in the next ten years. He then returned to the Peavey grain business as Vice President of the Western Region responsible for three hundred grain elevators, plus fertilizer plants, feed mills and farm stores in the United States. In 1980 he assumed responsibility for Gelderman Inc. a Peavey commodity brokerage company servicing the agricultural community. In 1982 Peavey Company merged with ConAgra, Inc. and Mr. Morrison became president of ConAgra International, the overseas arm of ConAgra. Later, he became COO of ConAgra Trading Companies. And, in 1990 he also became the COO responsible for worldwide grain processing operations.
When he retired in 1996, Mr. Morrison was responsible for approximately 10,000 ConAgra employees worldwide and about $12B in annual sales. After retirement, he continued to consult for ConAgra as the Chairman Emeritus of ConAgra International. Mr. Morrison also served on the boards of several trade organizations, significant among them the American Waterways Operators and the National Grain and Feed Association.
Truck is an avid sportsman beginning as an alpine racer while at Dartmouth and continued as an active skier/racer into his early 60's. Both he and Adrienne, his wife of 46 years, have been licensed pilots, certified ski instructors and licensed scuba divers. He confesses to being a very mediocre golfer.
Outside of business, Mr. Morrison served 13 years on the St. Olaf College Board of Regents, including membership on the Executive Committee. In that time he and Adrienne co-chaired a successful $125,000,000 capital campaign.
The Morrisons live in Wayzata, Minnesota; have two married children and five grandchildren.
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CDR John Patch, USN (Ret)Chief, Acquisition Support Division
Directorate for Analysis, DIA
Commander Patch assumed his duties as Chief, Acquisition Support Division, Defense Warning Office, in the Defense Intelligence Agency's Directorate for Analysis in May 2009. He leads and manages a large group of scientific and technical intelligence analysts focused on future threat assessments for defense and policy acquisition decision-makers. He most recently served at the U.S. Army War College as an Associate Professor of Strategic Intelligence, acting as the senior strategic intelligence subject matter expert for the Army War College Center for Strategic Leadership, directing the design, preparation, and conduct of intelligence curriculum in strategic war gaming and long-term threat assessments.
Commander Patch retired from the Navy after a 20-year career as a surface warfare and intelligence officer. His most recent military assignment was as the Director of the National Maritime Intelligence Watch at the Office of Naval Intelligence, a joint global watch floor manned by Navy and Coast Guard personnel, providing 24-hour strategic indications and warning and all-source maritime intelligence assessments to the US Government, Intelligence Community, and Defense customers.
From 2002 to 2005, he served as Chief of Targets Branch at the Joint Intelligence Center, US Central Command, providing strategic advice to Commander, US Central Command on targeting plans, policy, and operations during a period of significant combat operations.
From 2000 to 2002, he served aboard the USS THEODORE ROOSEVELT (CVN-71) as the Aircraft Carrier Intelligence Center Officer, directing 100 personnel in daily intelligence center threat warning and strike support operations for the carrier strike group and a twenty-ship Navy Carrier Strike Force during active combat operations.
From 1997 to 2000, while assigned as a Senior Analyst and Team Chief on the Joint Chiefs of Staff as a Defense Intelligence Agency analyst, he led watch team analysis and production of daily Balkans regional briefings for the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Secretary of Defense during a period of combat operations in Yugoslavia; he also deployed to Bosnia.
From 1988 to 1997, Commander Patch served on amphibious warships supporting ARG deployments, including a tour as an LCAC Detachment Officer-in-Charge. He also taught Naval Science at the Villanova NROTC Unit.
Commander Patch was commissioned from NROTC Unit Villanova (Political Science) and completed graduate work in international relations and national security affairs, including a MA from Villanova University and a Graduate Certificate in Strategy and Policy from Old Dominion University. He is a graduate of the Naval War College and Joint Forces Staff College and is a designated Joint Specialty Officer.
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VADM Norman W. Ray, USN (Ret.)
The Spectrum Group, International Consultant
Vice Admiral Norman W. Ray, is an International Consultant with The SPECTRUM Group based in Alexandria, Virginia, which he joined in 2007.
Prior to that he was President of Raytheon International, Europe, headquartered in Brussels, Belgium. He was responsible for all Raytheon business planning and development in Europe, and held this position for eight years. Before joining Raytheon, Vice Admiral Ray was NATO Assistant Secretary General for Defense Support, responsible for NATO armaments cooperation, air defense, C3, standardization and interoperability. He reported directly to the NATO Secretary General.
As the Assistant Secretary General, Vice Admiral Ray was Chairman of the NATO's Conference of National Armaments Directors (CNAD), the alliance's senior body for armaments cooperation and defense programs. During his tenure as head of the CNAD, several major programs were advanced, including Air Ground Surveillance (AGS), Alliance Command and Control System (ACCS), NATO Integrated Air and Missile Defense, and defense cooperation with Russia, Ukraine, and other members of the Partnership for Peace. Prior to assuming the post of Assistant Secretary General, Vice Admiral Ray served as Deputy Chairman of the NATO Military Committee.
Vice Admiral Ray's military service included a broad range of operational, command, and technical assignments throughout the United States, Europe and Asia. He was a naval test pilot and a leader in anti-submarine warfare.
He is a director of the Atlantic Council of the United States, and a former director of the Marshal Center in Garmisch, Germany.
RADM Duncan C. Smith, III, USCG (Ret)
Blank Rome, LLP
Corporate Counsel
Before joining Blank Rome, Mr. Smith was a staff member of the House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee, where he ultimately held the position of Republican chief counsel. While with the committee, Mr. Smith was directly involved in the development of legislation leading up to the enactment of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
He also served as a congressional advisor on U.S. delegations to the International Maritime Organization regarding oil pollution matters. Prior to that, Mr. Smith was a lawyer in the Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Treasury, handling non-tax responsibilities of the Treasury, including customs, international, and fiscal concerns.
Mr. Smith served on active duty in the U.S. Coast Guard, receiving a commission in 1972 and serving as a law specialist in the Office of the Judge Advocate General for two years.
Mr. Smith has received the highest possible rating from Martindale-Hubbell.
After 36 years of service, Mr. Smith recently retired from the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve in the grade of rear admiral.
He currently serves on the Advisory Board of the North American Maritime Ministry Association and is a volunteer with Miriam's Kitchen, a social service organization for the homeless based in Washington, DC.
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Chairman of the Board
First Citizens National Bank
Mr. Tomson is a past president of the Independent Community Bankers of America, and presently serves on the ICBA Tax Committee. He is also a former president of the Iowa Independent Bankers Association.
While at First Citizens, Mr. Tomson also served as a director of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago. Previously, he was an executive vice president at Marquette National Bank in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and as vice president of operations at Bankers Trust Company in Des Moines, Iowa. Earlier in his career, Mr. Tomson served as a bank examiner, with the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, principally in the state of Iowa.
Mr. Tomson holds graduate degrees from the Stonier Graduate School of Banking and Iowa Agricultural Credit School, and a B.A. in economics from St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota.
Stephen M. Waters
Co-Founder
Compass Advisers International, LLP
Steve Waters has over 30 years of experience providing international strategic and financial advice to corporations, institutional investors, sovereign governments and private families.
Mr. Waters established Compass Advisers as an independent advisory firm in August 2001. He co-founded Compass in 1997 and helped establish the Compass Partners European Equity Fund, a $917 million fund focused on Western Europe. This fund was the largest ""first-time"" fund ever raised for European investment.
Mr. Waters was with Morgan Stanley from 1988 to 1996, serving as Co-Head of Mergers and Acquisitions from 1990 to 1992, and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Morgan Stanley Europe from 1992 to 1996. He was a member of Morgan Stanley's worldwide 12-person Operating Committee.
Mr. Waters joined Morgan Stanley from Lehman Brothers, where he served as Co-Head of Mergers and Acquisitions from 1985 to 1988, having co-founded that department in 1977 and become a partner in 1980.
Mr. Waters is a Director of Boston Private Holdings and is Chairman of the European Equity Fund. He serves as Vice Chairman of the Harvard College Fund and Compass. He is a member of the Harvard Dean's Council and the Princeton Theological Seminary's Investment Committee. He is also Chairman of the Dean's Advisory Board for the Boston University School of Public Health.
Mr. Waters was an officer in the U.S. Navy from 1972 to 1974, serving aboard three destroyers.
Mr. Waters graduated with honors, magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa, from Harvard College. He was a Baker Scholar at Harvard Business School. Personal interests include the New York Yankees, international and military affairs and public school education.
Thomas L. WilkersonCEO
U.S. Naval Institute
Tom Wilkerson is the chief executive officer of the United States Naval Institute, one of the oldest professional military associations in the United States. For more than 135 years, USNI – with 55,000 members worldwide – has nurtured creative thinkers who responsibly raise their voices on matters relating to national defense.
Prior to accepting the CEO post in 2003, Wilkerson was executive vice president of a subsidiary to a major publishing conglomerate with a focus on training first responders. Before that, he was CEO/president of a subsidiary to a Fortune 250 financial-services corporation.
Tom Wilkerson's military career spanned 31 years from graduation with the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1967 to service as a Marine Corps Fighter/Attack Aviator, and finally to senior leadership as a Major General of Marines. Along the way he was a U. S. Naval Fighter Weapons School (Top Gun) graduate; exchange pilot with the Royal Air Force; commanding officer of Marine Corps Fighter Attack Squadron 251; and combat veteran of Operation Desert Storm. In his last active duty assignment – as Commander, Marine Forces Reserve – Wilkerson led the largest command in the Marine Corps, with more than 100,000 Marines at 200 sites around the United States.
Possessing a deep and commanding knowledge of national defense issues, General Wilkerson can speak with credibility on the full range of defense-related topics. He has appeared as a commentator on NBC's Meet the Press, CNN, National Public Radio, Fox News Channel and the BBC. The general has addressed a wide range of audiences, from the Harvard Club of New York to the National War College, on topics ranging from national security policy to democratic values and the responsibilities of citizenship. He has additionally been a speaker, moderator and panelist at many national conferences.
General Wilkerson is a member of the Society of the Cincinnati and the Council on Foreign Relations.
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