CAPT Kenneth D. Beeks, USN (RET): Mr. Beeks is a Vice President at Business
Executives for National Security (BENS), a national, non-profit, non-partisan
group of business leaders working to bring their expertise and experience bear
on our nations security challenges. Ken heads BENS efforts bring
better business practices to the Pentagons business processes to free
resources for reinvestment in war-fighting capability or moving money
from the Tail to the Tooth.
A
graduate of the United States Naval Academy in 1976, and of the Navy Test
Pilot School, Ken retired from the Navy in the year 2000. During his career
Ken flew helicopters off of small ships, commanded a helicopter squadron,
was a test pilot on numerous programs ranging from new helicopters to
blimps, and served in several policy and analysis positions.
Major
General (Ret.) Svante Bergh is Vice President and Marketing Director
of Ericsson Microwave Systems AB, Defence Electronics.
From
1995-96, General Bergh was Commander of international operations in The
Armed Forces. From 1994-95, he was Assistant Under-Secretary at the Ministry
of Defence, International and Security Affairs, Sweden . A year earlier,
General Bergh was Head of planning group for OSCE to Nagorno-Karabach,
and in 1989-92 was Commander Alvsborgs Regiment. From 1986-89 he was Commander
Gota Air Defense Regiment Lv6. General Bergh was A.D.C. to H.M. the King
of Sweden from 1974-86, and Senior A.D.C. in 1986.
General
Bergh was educated at The Swedish War College from 1970-73, the US Army
Command and General Staff College from 1981-82, and at NATO Defence College
, Rome in 1995. The General speaks both English and German. He is a member
of The Royal Military Science Academy.
Hans Binnendijk, Ph.D.
Director Theodore Roosevelt Chair Dr. Hans Binnendijk is currently the
Theodore Roosevelt Chair in National Security Policy and Director of the
Center for Technology and National Security Policy. He previously served
on the National Security Council as Special Assistant to the President
and Senior Director for Defense Policy and Arms Control (1999-2001), where
he received a Distinguished Public Service Award. From 1994 to 1999, Dr.
Binnendijk was Director of the Institute for National Strategic Studies
at the National Defense University. Prior to that he was Principal Deputy
Director of the State Department's Policy Planning Staff (1993-1994).
He also served as Deputy Staff Director of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee (1980-1985).
In academia, Dr. Binnendijk was Director of the Institute for the
Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University, where he was also the Marshall B.
Coyne Research Fellow at the Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service
(1991-1993). He was Deputy Director and Director of Studies at London's
International Institute for Strategic Studies and Editor of Survival from
1988-1991. He is author or co-author of about 100 publications and reports, and
is a frequent contributor to The International Herald Tribune, The Washington
Quarterly, and Strategic Forum.
Dr. Binnendijk serves on the Board of Overseers of the Fletcher
School of Law and Diplomacy, the Studies Committee of the Council on Foreign
Relations, the US Committee of the International Institute for Strategic
Studies, and the CSIS International Research Council.
Dr. Binnendijk is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and
received his Ph.D. in international relations from the Fletcher School of Law
and Diplomacy, Tufts University.
Tom Buchsbaum serves as vice president, Defense and
Intelligence Systems for Dell. He led Dells Federal business segment from
February 1999 through November 2000, when the growth of the Defense and
Intelligence business allowed it to be segmented into its own business unit.
During his tenure, Dell became the leading supplier of computer systems to the
U. S. defense and intelligence communities. Prior to managing Dells
Federal segment, Mr. Buchsbaum was vice
president of Education for Dell.
Prior to joining Dell, Mr. Buchsbaum worked for Zenith Data Systems,
where he was general manager for the federal systems business unit, in addition
to Zenith's state and local and education segments. He previously served as the
CIO of Zenith Electronics Corporation.
In 1996 and 1999, Mr. Buchsbaum was named to the prestigious Federal
100 Winner list, an honor in which he was selected by peers in industry and
government as one of the 100 greatest contributors to federal computing.
Mr.
Buchsbaum earned a master's degree in business administration from The
University of Chicago following undergraduate study at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. He received the Elijah Watts Sells Award of High
Distinction and CPA certification from the American Institute of Certified
Public Accountants.
Arthur K. Cebrowski was appointed by the Secretary of Defense as Director, Force
Transformation effective 29 October 2001 , reporting directly to the Secretary
and Deputy Secretary of Defense.
The Secretary of Defense called for the creation of this new office in
support of President Bushs broad mandate to transform the Nations
military capabilities. The transformation process challenges the status quo
with new concepts for American defense to ensure an overwhelming and continuing
competitive advantage for America s military for decades to come.
As director, Admiral Cebrowski will be advocate, focal point, and
catalyst for transformation. He will link transformation to strategic
functions, evaluate the transformation efforts of the Military Departments, and
promote synergy by recommending steps to integrate ongoing transformation
activities. Among his primary responsibilities, Admiral Cebrowski will monitor
Service and Joint experimentation programs and make policy recommendations to
the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense.
Admiral Cebrowski was born in Passiac , New Jersey , on 13 August 1942
. He is a 1964 graduate of Villanova University , holds a Masters Degree in
Computer Systems Management from the Naval Post Graduate School and attended
the Naval War College
He entered the Navy through the Reserve Officers Training Corps in
1964. He is a Naval Aviator and commanded Fighter Squadron 41 and Carrier Air
Wing EIGHT. He commanded the assault ship USS GUAM, the aircraft carrier USS
MIDWAY and the USS AMERICA Battle Group. He has combat experience in Vietnam
and Desert Storm. His Joint assignments included service as the Director,
Command, Control, Communications and Computers (J-6), Joint Staff. Admiral
Cebrowski retired from the Navy on October 1, 2001 with over 37 years of
service, after serving as the President of the Naval War College in Newport ,
Rhode Island .
Admiral Cebrowski is married to the former Kathryn Prezzano of Pelham
Manor , New York . They have two daughters and five granddaughters.
Dr. Jacques S.
Gansler: In January of 2001, The Honorable Jacques S. Gansler joined
the faculty of the University of Maryland School of Public Affairs, where he
holds the Roger C. Lipitz Chair in Public Policy and Private Enterprise. He
teaches graduate school courses, and leads the Schools new Center for
Public Policy and Private Enterprise, which fosters collaboration among the
public, private and non-profit sectors in order to promote mutually beneficial
public and private interests.
Previously, Dr. Gansler
served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and
Logistics from November 1997 until January 2001. In this position, he was
responsible for all matters relating to Department of Defense acquisition,
research and development, logistics, acquisition reform, advanced technology,
international programs, environmental security, nuclear, chemical, and
biological programs, and the defense technology and industrial base. (He had an
annual budget of over $180 Billion, and a workforce of over 300,000.)
Prior to this appointment, Dr. Gansler was Executive Vice President
and Corporate Director for TASC, Incorporated, an applied information
technology company, in Arlington, Virginia (from 1977 to 1997) during which
time he played a major role in building the company from a small operation into
a large, widely-recognized and greatly-respected corporation, serving both the
government and the private sector.
From
1972 to 1977, he served in the government as Deputy Assistant Secretary of
Defense (Materiel Acquisition), responsible for all defense procurements and
the defense industry; and as Assistant Director of Defense Research and
Engineering (Electronics) responsible for all defense electronics Research and
Development.
His prior industrial
experience included: Vice President (Business Development), I.T.T. (1970-1972);
Program Management, Director of Advanced Programs, and Director of
International Marketing, Singer Corporation (1962-1970); and Engineering
Management, Raytheon Corporation (1956-1962).
Dr. Gansler has served on numerous Corporation Boards of Directors,
and governmental special committees and advisory boards: including Vice
Chairman, Defense Science Board; Chairman, Board of Visitors, Defense
Acquisition University; Director, Procurement Round Table; Chairman, Industry
Advisory Board, University of Virginia, School of Engineering; Chairman, Board
of Visitors, University of Maryland, School of Public Affairs; member of the
FAA Blue Ribbon Panel on Acquisition Reform; and senior consultant to the
"Packard Commission" on Defense Acquisition Reform.
He is
a Member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the National
Academy of Public Administration.
Additionally, from 1984 to 1997, Dr. Gansler was a
Visiting Scholar at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
(a frequent guest lecturer in Executive Management
courses). He is the author of 3 books, a contributing author of 23 other books,
author of over 100 papers, and a frequent speaker and Congressional witness.
Dr.
Gansler holds a BE (Electrical Engineering) Yale University, a MS (Electrical
Engineering) Northeastern University, a MA (Political Economy) New School for
Social Research, and a Ph.D. (Economics) American University.
Dr. Vitalij V
GarberBefore his appointment as Director
Interoperability, Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition, Technology, &
Logistics) in July 1999, Dr. V. Garber was CEO of GIA (Garber International
Associates, Inc.) which he founded in December 1983. He has started several
successful companies and has extensive industrial experience in forming
international partnerships and joint ventures. He served on many Defense
Science Board task forces dealing with future operations and interoperability.
In October 2002, his title was changed to Director of Systems
Integration, Under Secretary of Defense (AT&L).
From January 1981 through November 1983, Dr. Garber was the Assistant
Secretary General at NATO for Defense Support. Dr. Garber served as the
permanent Chairman of the Conference of National Armaments Directors and the
Senior NATO C 2 Committee. He was responsible for promoting cooperation amongst
nations in harmonizing the concepts and requirements for future equipment,
coordinating procurement and replacement plans, and identifying priorities.
From December 1977 to January 1981, Dr. Garber was the Deputy Under
Secretary of Defense for International Programs and Technology. He was
responsible for all Department of Defense international activities in research,
development, and acquisition.
From May 1975 to December
1977, Dr. Garber was the Technical Director and Deputy Assistant Administrator
for field operations, with the Energy Research and Development Administration
(ERDA), now the U.S. Department of Energy. He was responsible for oversight of
the National Laboratories (Brookhaven, Argonne , Los Alamos , Livermore,
Berkley , etc.) working to establish technological centers of excellence and
effective project management.
From March 1971 to May 1975, Dr. Garber was Advisor for Developments,
Department of the Army, concerned with the full spectrum of science,
technology, and engineering in advising on the development of future army
systems.
For three years before joining the Department of the Army, Dr. Garber
was with the Stanford Research Institute (SRI) where he was Assistant Director
of the Systems Research Department, heading systems effectiveness and
technology assessment studies. He was also responsible for all of SRI work in
support of future ballistic missile defense.
Dr Garber received his BS and MS Degrees in
Physics from the University of Minnesota (1959 and 1962), Ph.D. from the
University of Alabama (1966), and performed post-doctoral work at Harvard
University (1966-67). He served as an Army Officer, and completed the U.S. Army
Infantry Officers Leadership, the Airborne, and the Armor Officers
Career Courses. After his military service, Dr. Garber was with the Army
Missile Command Laboratories in Huntsville , Alabama , where he specialized in
optimum control theory.
Mr. Bruce Jenkins spent the first 13 years of his
career with the Naval Security Group as well as the National Security Agency.
During that period he served at various operational commands including both
strategic and tactical platforms. Since 1978 Mr. Jenkins has used that
background and understanding of intelligence issues to help develop business
for several firms including Sanders Associates (now BAE Systems) and HRB-Singer
(now Raytheon). Mr. Jenkins has founded two companies including Windsor
Visions, Inc. in 1989. The primary focus of Windsor is business development
with a concentration on NSA. Windsor Visions assists both small and large
corporations in determining where their niche is at NSA and lays out
various strategies to win business there.
Mr. Jenkins earned his Bachelors degree from the University of
Maryland and Masters from the University of Southern California in
International Relations. While as a civilian government employee overseas, he
also taught for the University of Maryland and lectured in the UK .
Bruce
and his wife Laurie Jenkins live in Annapolis , Maryland and enjoy sailing,
travel, cooking and wine.
Robert S. Johns
is the programme manager of the BT/Lockheed Martin team responsible
for the £1.4B Privately Financed Initiative to provide Defence Fixed
Telecommunications Services for the Ministry of Defence.
Bob joined IBM in 1981 as a
programmer in Poughkeepsie New York . He held various technical and management
positions supporting the manufacturing robotics and management systems for the,
at the time, largest IBM mainframe computers. In 1987 he moved to the
Washington area to join IBM Federal Systems Division where he worked on a
variety of classified programmes. In 1996 he moved to the UK to join the
Lockheed Martin and BT bid team for the Defence Fixed Telecommunications
Service contract. On the DFTS contract he has held management positions in IT,
Business Architecture, and in October 2001 became the Programme Manager.
Captain Johnson joined the Royal Navy as a Direct Graduate Entry
Seaman Officer in September 1972. After initial training at the BRITANNIA Royal
Naval College, Dartmouth and in HM Ships INTREPID, WHITBY and PLYMOUTH he was
appointed to HMS EASTBOURNE, then an Artificer Apprentice and Navigation
Training Ship, as Correspondence Officer and latterly served as Navigating and
Operations Officer. This was followed by an appointment in 1975 as a divisional
officer at HMS GANGES, then one of the Royal Navy's three New Entry Training
Establishments.
After operations and weapons courses at HMS DRYAD he served in HMS
AURORA from 1977 to 1979 as the Navigating Officer before undertaking the
Principal Warfare Officer Course in 1980 and going on to become the Operations
Officer of HMS EURYALUS from 1981 to 1982. During the Falklands war he served
on the Staff of the Commander in Chief Fleet at Northwood before commencing the
Advanced Warfare Officer Course at HMS MERCURY specialising in Communications
and Electronic Warfare. Then followed an appointment as Staff Warfare Officer
to the Commodore Amphibious Warfare, based in Stonehouse Barracks, Plymouth
from 1983 to 1984.
From 1985 to 1986 he served in the Directorate of Naval Plans in
the Ministry of Defence and subsequently as Senior Warfare Officer and Staff
Communications Officer to the Flag Officer Second Flotilla. Promoted to
Commander in June 1987 he spent the next three years on exchange duty with the
United States Navy, mainly in Washington DC, working on the staff of the Chief
of Naval Operations in the Pentagon but also as a Destroyer Squadron Battle
Watch Officer in USS SPRUANCE. This was followed by a second appointment to the
Ministry of Defence, in the Directorate of Operational Requirements (Sea
Systems), from 1990 to 1993. After six months on the staff of the Director of
Naval Recruiting he joined HMS RALEIGH, now the Navy's only New Entry Training
Establishment, in December 1993 as the Commander. He subsequently undertook a
second tour of duty in the United States, this time in the Embassy as Staff
Warfare Officer (Communications) to the British Naval Attaché,
Washington from 1996 until 1999. He took up an appointment as Assistant
Director of Service Operations at HQ Defence Communcation Services Agency
(DCSA) in Corsham in September 1999 on promotion to Captain and is now
Assistant Director for Business Continuity in the same Agency.
Captain Johnson is married to Moira,
they have three daughters and live in Plymouth. His interests include
all sport, sailing, music (particularly folk and bluegrass music), crosswords,
computers and, of necessity, DIY, gardening and his 25-year-old VW Beetle.
Gregory
L. Kee was appointed as the Deputy Program Executive Officer
for Army Information Systems, Enterprise Information Systems (PEO EIS),
in June 2002. Mr. Kee is responsible for managing the information/business
systems development, integration, and fielding within PEO EIS for assigned
Army information/business systems across multiple functional areas.
Prior
to becoming the Deputy PEO, Mr. Kee was the Director, Business Management
Directorate, PEO EIS, where he was responsible for centrally managing
the business activities, ensuring efficient and effective business practices
are developed and executed using the Planning, Programming, Budgeting
and Execution System (PPBES) for the PEO and 21 Program/Project Offices
($6.1B over the FY04-09 POM/over 550 personnel). Business Management Directorate
provided staff oversight for developing and defending program submissions
to obtain funding and manpower resources, establishes internal policies
and procedures relating to resource management for all PEO EIS programs
and established controlled, distributed, and synchronized dollars and
manpower resources for 21 systems across the PEO.
Mr.
Kee has over 18 years of acquisition and project management experience
in private industry, the Department of the Army, and the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission. Mr. Kee is DAWIA Certified Level III in Program Management,
Communications-Computer Systems and Business, Cost Estimating and Financial
Management. Mr. Kee has a broad range of cross-functional experience to
include Acquisition Management, Software Development, Systems Engineering,
Quality Assurance (IV&V/Testing), Contracts Management, Personnel
Management, and Resource/Business Management.
Mr.
Kee is a graduate of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Senior
Acquisition Course, Defense Systems Management College , and the GSA Trail
Boss Program. Mr. Kee earned a Master of Science Degree in National Resource
Strategy from National Defense University and a Master of Science Degree
in Information Management from the George Washington University . Mr.
Kee earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration and
Computer Science from Coe College .
Dr. Donald P. McErlean, Deputy Assistant Commander
for Logistics (AIR3.0A), Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland.
Dr. McErlean was born in Orange, New Jersey . He received his Ph.D. in
Aerospace Engineering (Fluid Dynamics Major and Applied Mathematics Minor) from
Rutgers University and a Masters degree in Business/Management from the
Sloan School of Management at M.I.T.
Dr. McErlean served on military active duty as an Aerospace
Engineering Officer, Air Force Systems Command from 1970 to 1973. He joined the
Air Force Aeropropulsion Laboratory in 1973 as an aerospace engineer. Later, he
became group leader in the Laser Aerodynamics Group and worked on several
weapons development projects. He next became Branch Head of the Gas Turbine and
Ramjet Test and Evaluation Branch charged with the operation of all Laboratory
Engine/Component Test facilities.
In 1979 he was promoted to Systems Engineering Manager, serving as
Division Head, Special Projects Division, Tactical Engines System Program
Office. In 1982 he was selected as a Sloan Fellow and returned to M.I.T. for a
Masters in Management. Upon completing that he was appointed as System Program
Director for Airlift and Trainer Propulsion Program (KC-10, KC-135, T-46) and
then as Director for Strategic/Tactical Propulsion Programs (F-16 (F110 only),
B-1B, ACM). Selected for promotion to the SES in 1987, Dr. McErlean joined
NAWCADWAR, being appointed Director of the Air Vehicle and Crew Systems
Technology Department.
In 1994, Dr. McErlean was jointly selected by both the Naval Air
Systems Command and Air Force Aeronautical Systems Division to be Head of
Technology for the Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) program. In 1996 he
joined the engineering management of NAVAIRHQ as the Deputy Department Head of
Air Vehicle Engineering Dept. In 1997, he became the Director for Air Vehicle
Engineering for Naval Air Systems Command under the new Competency aligned
Organization. In 1999, he was selected to assume the duties as the Head, Test
and Evaluation Group, and the Executive Director, Naval Air Warfare Center
Aircraft Division. He was also assigned as the Naval Air Systems Command Deputy
Commander for Test and Evaluation (AIR-5.0A). And in 2002, he became the Deputy
Assistant Commander for Logistics (AIR-3.0A).
Dr. McErlean has been the recipient of several SES awards for
Exceptional performance. In 1987 he received the Exceptional Civilian
Performance Medal from the Air Force. In 1993 he was awarded the rank of
Meritorious Executive. In 1999, he received the Presidential Rank Award from
President Clinton.
In 1991 he was named to the
U.S. delegation to the Flight Vehicle Integration Panel of NATO AGARD. He also
serves as the Navy member of the US delegation to the Aerospace Group of the
Technology Cooperation Program (TTCP).
He has served on several NASA/DOD technical advisory panels and was
the Navy representative to the National Working Group on aerodynamic test
facilities. He is a member and former Chair of the Tri-Service Science and
Technology Reliance Panel on fixed wing aircraft research.
He is married to the former Sally Kathryn
Shindell of North Arlington , New Jersey . They have two children, Timothy and
Michael.
Margaret E.
Myers is the Principal Director for the Deputy Assistant of Defense
(Deputy Chief Information Officer). She served as Acting Deputy Assistant of
Defense (Deputy Chief Information Officer) from March through December 2001.
Previously, she was the Director of Information Technology Acquisition and
Investment for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (OASD) for
Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) and served as Acting
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for C3I Acquisition. Her other prior
positions include Deputy Commander and Technical Director of the US Army
Operational Evaluation Command (OEC), Director of Information Mission Area
Systems Evaluation (OEC), Deputy Director of Command Control, Communications,
and Computer (C4) Systems Evaluation (OEC), and Chief, Systems Performance and
Special Projects Division for the Army Information Systems Engineering Command.
She earned a B.A. in
mathematics from Colorado College, an M.S. in operations research from American
University, and a Ph.D. in information technology from George Mason University.
Barry Robella joined SeeBeyond Technology
Corporation as Vice President, Strategic Programs after having served over
thirty years in a diverse array of jobs in the U.S. Army and the information
technology industry. In this role, Robella will establish and execute
strategies to ensure SeeBeyond remains recognized as a consistent leader in
bringing enterprise application integration solutions to government. As the
senior Federal business development manager, his goals are to increase market
awareness and penetration through partner relationships, industry visibility
and involvement in major Federal information technology initiatives.
Most recently he has been Vice President,
Strategic Programs for Entrust Technologies and prior to that, Vice President,
Strategic Programs and System Integrator Sales for Platinum Technologies. In
both positions he managed public sector strategic planning activities,
government relations and was primary liaison to both government and industry
information technology interest groups for electronic commerce and security.
While in government, Mr. Robella was a nominee for Army Project Manager of the
Year in 1992 and selected by the Interagency Committee on Information Resource
Management for its annual award for Management Excellence in Government. He
maintains active positions on several key industry association committees and
special interest task forces to include the Federal Electronic Commerce
Coalition, the Industry Advisory Council, ITAA and AFCEA.
Robella earned a Bachelor of
Science degree in Engineering from the United States Military Academy
at West Point , a Masters Degree in Business Administration from the Florida
Institute of Technology and is a graduate of the Defense Systems Management
College . Mr. Robella is married to the former Marilyn Phelps of Warehouse
Point , Connecticut and has one son and two daughters.
John
Seale, MBE
has spent a long and varied career with BT undertaking a number of management
roles predominantly within Customer Service in the Finance Sector followed
by Global Sales and Consultancy before being offered the opportunity to
work with the Ministry of Defence when he joined the bid team for DFTS
in 1996.
He has been a member of the
Management Control Board for DFTS, initially as Head of Operations and Service,
since the contract was let in 1997 and became Programme Director for DFTS in
May 2001.
John was awarded the MBE for
services to the defence industry in the 2001 New Year Honours List.
John lives in Wiltshire. His sporting interests evolve around cycling,
running and motor racing.
James E. Short, a member of the Senior Executive
Service, is Deputy Assistant Secretary for Financial Operations, Office of the
Assistant Secretary for Financial Management and Comptroller, Headquarters U.S.
Air Force, Washington, D.C. Mr. Short is the principal adviser to the Assistant
Secretary and the Air Force senior staff on all issues involving the amended
Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, and related financial management reforms.
He is responsible at the executive level for assuring the Air Force complies
with legislative and executive financial management mandates leading to the
effective and efficient use of Air Force resources.
Mr. Short began his federal career
in 1967 with the Federal Bureau of Investigation as a fingerprint examiner.
He joined the U.S. Marine Corps infantry in 1968 and was honorably discharged
in 1970, after completing a 13-month tour of duty in Vietnam. Mr. Short
has more than 19 years experience in federal financial management. Prior
to coming to the Air Force, he served as senior adviser to the deputy
controller at the Office of Management and Budget. In this position, he
led government-wide efforts to implement the CFO Act, and produce auditable
financial statements for executive branch departments and agencies.
Eric Stange is the
managing partner of Accenture's Global Defense Industry Program, which
includes responsibility for all thought leadership and capability development
for Accenture's Defense business worldwide.
Mr. Stange joined Accenture in June, 1980 and has over 20 years experience
planning, designing and implementing large-scale enterprise business transformations
including more than 10 years leading Department of Defense logistics business
transformations.
He has worked with each of the military services and the Office of the
Secretary of Defense in helping them improve operational performance in
areas such as logistics, readiness, personnel management , financial management,
technology infrastructure and research and development.
Dr. Larry M. Wortzel is the director
of the Asian Studies Center at The Heritage Foundation, an influential
think tank based in Washington, DC. Its policy recommendationsbased
on rigorous analyses of political, military and economic realitiesseek
to advance freedom and democracy while safeguarding American security.
A leading authority on China, Asia, intelligence, foreign policy,
national security and military strategy, Dr. Wortzel joined Heritage in
November 1999 upon completing a distinguished 32-year career in the U.S. armed
forces. His last military position was as director of the Strategic Studies
Institute of the U.S. Army War College. He retired from the Army as a colonel.
Following three years in the Marine Corps, where he served in Morocco
and Camp Pendleton, California, and a stint in college, Wortzel enlisted in the
U.S. Army in 1970. His first assignment with the Army Security Agency took him
to Thailand, where he focused on military communications in Vietnam and Laos.
Within three years he had graduated Infantry Officer Candidate School, as well
as both Airborne and Ranger schools.
After serving four years as an infantry officer in Korea and at Fort
Benning, Georgia, he shifted to military intelligence. Wortzel traveled
regularly to throughout Asia while serving the U.S. Pacific Command as a
political-military affairs analyst from 1978 to 1982. Later he served tours of
duty gathering foreign intelligence and as a military attaché. As a
counterintelligence officer he focused on developing programs to protect
emerging defense technologies from foreign espionage.
Wortzel's books include Class in China: Stratification in a
Classless Society (Greenwood Press, 1987), China's Military
Modernization: International Implications (Greenwood, 1988), The
Chinese Armed Forces in the 21 st Century (Carlisle, PA, 1999), and
Dictionary of Contemporary Chinese Military History (Greenwood, 1999).
He regularly publishes articles and monographs on Asian security matters.
A graduate of the Armed Forces Staff College and the U.S. Army War
College, Wortzel earned his B.A. from Columbus College, Georgia, and his M.A.
and Ph.D. from the University of Hawaii. He and his wife, Christine, have two
married sons and one grandson. |