U.S. Naval Institute Board of Directors - Bios
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.
VADM Nancy E. Brown, USN (Ret)
VADM Brown retired in October 2009 having served 35 years in the Navy. Her last position was Director, Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems, The Joint Staff. She is now consulting and serving on the Boards of several corporations. She is also serving on a Blue Ribbon Panel reviewing the FAA's IP-based Wide Area Network outage experienced on November 19, 2009.
Raised in Marion, Illinois, she is a 1973 graduate of Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. Following completion of Officer Candidate School in Newport, Rhode Island, in June 1974, VADM Brown reported to her first duty station, Naval Communications Station, Norfolk, Virginia serving as Communications Watch Officer, followed by Automation Officer and Personnel Officer. She then served as the Special Projects and Manpower Requirements Officer at the Naval Telecommunications Command in Washington, D.C.
After her tour in Washington, VADM Brown attended Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, where she earned a Master of Science Degree in Communications Systems Management. She was then assigned to the Defense Commercial Communications Office at Scott Air Force Base in Belleville, Illinois. From this joint assignment, VADM Brown attended the Naval War College and was awarded a Master of Arts Degree in National Security and Strategic Studies. Her follow-on assignment was as the Officer in Charge, Naval Radio and Receiving Facility Kami Seya, Japan. Returning from overseas, VADM Brown was assigned to the Joint Tactical Command, Control and Communications Agency in Washington. After this second joint tour, she was assigned as the Executive Officer (XO) at the Naval Communications Station in San Diego, California and devoted a major segment of this tour to the establishment of the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, San Diego. Following this tour, VADM Brown attended the Senior Course at the Army War College, Carlyle, Pennsylvania.
In August 1993, VADM Brown assumed command of Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station Cutler, Downeast, Maine. After completing her command tour, she was assigned in August 1995 to the National Security Council staff at the White House. In July 1997, VADM Brown assumed command of the Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Atlantic, Norfolk. Completing her command tour in June 1999, VADM Brown returned to the White House as the Deputy Director, White House Military Office. In October 2000, she reported to the Chief of Naval Operations as Deputy Director and Fleet Liaison, Space, Information Warfare, Command and Control (N6B). In August 2002 she assumed duties as Vice Director for Command, Control, Communications, and Computer Systems (J6), the Joint Staff. In August 2004 she deployed to Iraq becoming the first Multi-National Force–Iraq C6 headquartered in Baghdad and returned to the Joint Staff in April 2005. In August 2005 VADM Brown assumed the duties as J6 Director for both North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command. In August 2006 she assumed her last active duty position as the Director, Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems (C4 Systems), The Joint Staff.
Vice Admiral Brown's decorations include the Defense Distinguished Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), the Defense Superior Service Medal (with two Oak Leaf Clusters), the Legion of Merit (with Gold Star), the Bronze Star Medal, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), the Meritorious Service Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal, the Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, the Iraq Campaign Medal (with two Bronze Stars), the Global War on Terrorism Medal, the Armed Forces Service Medal, and the National Defense Service Medal (with two Bronze Stars).
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.
The Honorable Joan A. Dempsey
Senior Vice President, Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc.
Joan Dempsey was elected Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton in 2005 and became a Senior Vice President in 2009.
In 2003, Ms. Dempsey was appointed by President Bush as executive director of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board (PFIAB). In May 1998 she was confirmed by the Senate to serve as first deputy director of central intelligence for community management. She spent 17 years in the Department of Defense working in various positions, including deputy director of intelligence at the Defense Intelligence Agency, director of the General Defense Intelligence Program, and deputy assistant secretary of defense for intelligence and security. She is special advisor to the U.S. Strategic Command on intelligence, reconnaissance, and surveillance and information operations.
She began her federal civilian service in 1983 as a Presidential Management Intern in the Office of Naval Intelligence. She also has served as a naval reserve officer since 1984 and was on active duty as a US Navy cryptologic technician in the 1970s.
MAJGEN Timothy C. Hanifen, USMC
Deputy CG, Marine Corps Combat Development Command
Major 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.
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.
Robert G. JohnsonBob Johnson is the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of the United States Naval Institute.
In his dual leadership capacity, Bob oversees day to day operations of the Institute as well as ensuring its financial integrity.
He joined the Naval Institute in 2005 after a long career with the Franklin Mint – a collectables company in Media, Pennsylvania. During his last five years with the firm, Bob served as its Corporate Controller. In that capacity, he oversaw financial affairs at Franklin Mint operations in the United States, Europe, Australia and the Far East.
After graduation from the University of Delaware, where he studied accounting, Bob earned a Masters of Business Administration degree from Widener University.
The Honorable John F. LehmanChairman, Founding Partner, J.F. Lehman
John Lehman is Chairman of J.F. Lehman & Company, a private equity investment firm. He is a director of Ball Corporation, Verisk, Inc and EnerSys Corporation. Dr. Lehman was formerly an investment banker with PaineWebber Inc. Prior to joining PaineWebber, he served for six years as Secretary of the Navy. He was President of Abington Corporation between 1977 and 1981. He served 25 years in the naval reserve.
He has served as staff member to Dr. Henry Kissinger on the National Security Council, as delegate to the Force Reductions Negotiations in Vienna and as Deputy Director of the U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.
Dr. Lehman served as a member of the 9/11 Commission, and the National Defense Commission.
Dr. Lehman holds a B.S. from St. Joseph's University, a B.A. and M.A. from Cambridge University and a Ph.D. from the University of Pennsylvania. He is currently a Fellow of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge University.
Dr. Lehman has written numerous books, including On Seas of Glory, Command of the Seas and Making War.
He is Chairman of the Princess Grace Foundation USA and is a member of the Board of Overseers of the School of Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania.
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.
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.
RDML Charles D. Michel, USCGDirector for Joint Interagency Task Force South
Rear Admiral Charles D. Michel assumed the duties of Director for Joint Interagency Task Force South in June of 2011.
His previous flag officer tours included Military Advisor to the Secretary of Homeland Security and Director for Governmental and Public Affairs, U.S. Coast Guard.
A native of Brandon, Florida, he graduated from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in marine engineering (with high honors) in 1985. In 1992, he graduated summa cum laude from the University of Miami School of Law as the salutatorian, receiving membership in the Order of the Coif.
Tours of duty afloat included serving as Commanding Officer, USCGC RESOLUTE, as Executive Officer, USCGC DAUNTLESS, as Commanding Officer, USCGC CAPE CURRENT, and as Deck Watch Officer, USCGC DECISIVE. Rear Admiral Michel also served as Chief of the Office of Maritime and International Law, Washington, DC; Staff Attorney, Eighth Coast Guard District, New Orleans, Louisiana; head of the Operations Division, Office of Maritime and International Law, Washington, DC; and as Legislative Counsel for the Office of Congressional and Governmental Affairs.
Rear Admiral Michel’s awards include the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal, the Coast Guard Commendation Medal, the Coast Guard Achievement Medal, and the Coast Guard Letter of Commendation Ribbon. Rear Admiral Michel was the American Bar Association Young Lawyer of the Year for the Coast Guard in 1995, the Judge Advocate’s Association Career Armed Services Attorney of the Year for the Coast Guard in 2000, and is currently a member of the Florida Bar.
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.
RADM William F. Moran, USNHead, Maritime Aviation Programs
Rear Admiral Moran was born and raised in New York State. He is a graduate of Valley Central High School and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Naval Academy (1981) and a master's degree from the National War College (2006).
Moran's operational Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) tours span all four MPR sites including his first in Patrol Squadron 44, Brunswick, Maine; department head, Patrol Squadron 45, Jacksonville, Fla.; command of Patrol Squadron 46, Whidbey Island, Wash., and command of Patrol and Reconnaissance Wing 2, Hawaii. He has deployed to Sigonella, Sicily; Rota, Spain; Lajes Azores; Keflavik, Iceland; Misawa, Japan; Diego Garcia; Masirah, Oman; Bahrain; and numerous detachments around the world. His other operational tours include flag lieutenant and Battle Group tactical watch officer for commander, Carrier Group 6, Mayport, Fla., completing a Mediterranean deployment aboard USS Forrestal and a subsequent deployment to the Caribbean aboard numerous cruisers as part of the first deployed staff in support of Counter Narcotics Operations. He has served extensively as an instructor pilot in multiple operational tours and two tours with Patrol Squadron 30, the Fleet Replacement Squadron.
Moran's shore assignments include: Patrol Wing 11, Jacksonville, Fla., as safety officer and assistant maintenance officer; the Bureau of Naval Personnel, Washington, as assistant Washington placement officer and assistant flag officer detailer; deputy executive assistant and executive assistant to commander, U.S. Pacific Command, Camp Smith, Hawaii, from July 2000 to July 2003; deputy director, Navy staff from July 2006 until June 2007 and as executive assistant to the chief of Naval Operations from June 2007 until August 2008. Upon selection to flag rank, Moran assumed duties as commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Group in August 2008.
Currently, Moran serves as head, Maritime Aviation Programs on the staff of the chief of Naval Operations (CNO). In this capacity, Moran assists the director of Air Warfare (OPNAV N88) in the development, programming, and budgeting of warfighting requirements underpinning all training, maritime, and maintenance programs.
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.
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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O. Jay TomsonChairman 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.
VADM Peter H. Daly, USN (Ret.)
CEO U.S. Naval Institute
Peter Daly is the Chief Executive Officer of the United States Naval Institute (USNI – www.usni.org), one of the most respected professional associations in the United States. Comprising almost 50,000 members, the Institute has served for 138 years as an independent forum that fosters an increased understanding of the sea services and their enduring contributions the to the Nation.
Prior to accepting the CEO post in 2011, Vice Admiral Daly served as Deputy Commander and Chief of Staff, U.S. Fleet Forces Command. His Navy career, spanning more than 30 years, includes command of the destroyer USS Russell (DDG 59); Commander, Destroyer Squadron 31; and Commander, Carrier Strike Group 11 – Nimitz Strike Group. During each of these commands, he deployed to the 5th and 7th Fleet Areas of Responsibility – participating in Operation Desert Strike in 1996 in Russell and as Sea Combat Commander for the Lincoln Battle Group in the Gulf immediately after the attack on USS Cole in 2000. As Nimitz Strike Group Commander in 2005, he led Task Forces 50, 152 and 58 in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom and maritime intercept operations in the Arabian Gulf.
Shore assignments include executive assistant and program analyst, J-8, Joint Staff; executive assistant to the Commander, Pacific Fleet; and executive assistant to the Commander, U.S. Pacific Command. As a flag officer, he served as Deputy for Resources and Acquisition (J-8) Joint Staff; Senior Military Assistant to the Secretary of the Navy; and as Deputy N3/N5 (Operations, Plans and Strategy) in the Navy Staff.
Peter Daly is a Life Member of the Naval Institute, a former member of the Institute’s Board of Directors and Editorial Board, a participant in the Institute’s seminars, and a contributor to the Proceedings.
He is a native of Chicago, a graduate of the College of Holy Cross (A.B. Economics), receiving a regular commission through the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps program. He holds a Master’s degree in Operations Analysis from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California.
