James Stavridis

Admiral James Stavridis joined the Board of Directors in February of 2021. Admiral Stavrid is a retired four-star officer in the U.S. Navy, and an expert in global law and diplomacy and has been recognized for his outstanding leadership.

Admiral Stavridis is a renowned naval officer having served as the commander of the United States Southern Command where he oversaw all military operations in Latin America from 2006 to 2009. He led the NATO Alliance in global operations with responsibility for Afghanistan, Libya, the Balkans, Syria, counter piracy and cybersecurity as commander of the United States European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe from 2009 to 2013. He was the first Navy officer to hold these distinguished positions. Earlier in his military career, he won the Battenberg Cup for commanding the top ship in the Atlantic Fleet and the Navy League John Paul Jones Award for Inspirational Leadership, along with more than 50 U.S. and international medals and decorations, including 28 from foreign nations.

Admiral Stavridis is currently an operating executive with a global investment firm and chair of the board of directors at an international consulting firm. He is chair emeritus of the board of directors of the U.S. Naval Institute and a senior fellow at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory. He is also a monthly columnist for TIME magazine and chief international security analyst for NBC News.

A 1976 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, Admiral Stavridis earned a doctorate of philosophy in international relations and a master of arts in law and diplomacy from The Fletcher School at Tufts University, where he won the Gullion Prize as an outstanding student in his class.