Admiral James Stavridis is a retired four-star officer who led
the NATO Alliance in global operations from 2009 to 2013 as Supreme Allied
Commander with responsibility for Afghanistan, Libya, the Balkans, Syria,
counter piracy, and cyber security. He served as Commander of U.S. Southern
Command, with responsibility for all military operations in Latin America from
2006-2009. Admiral Stavridis earned a PhD in international relations and has
published eleven books and hundreds of articles in leading journals around the
world. Admiral Stavridis is Chair Emeritus of the U.S. Naval Institute Board,
Vice Chair, Global Affairs, at The Carlyle Group, and Chair of the Board of the
Rockefeller Foundation. His most recent book is The Sailor's Bookshelf: Fifty Books
to know the Sea.
