Research, ideas, and leadership for a more secure, peaceful world
General James Cartwright (USMC retired), former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will speak on “Generals and Presidents: a Look at Civ-Mil Relations at the Highest Levels.”
General James Cartwright (USMC retired), former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will speak on “Generals and Presidents: a Look at Civ-Mil Relations at the Highest Levels.”
Unique among Marines, General Cartwright served as Commander, U.S. Strategic Command, before being appointed the 8th Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nation’s second highest military officer. He served his four year tenure as Vice Chairman across two Presidential administrations. He became widely recognized for his technical acumen, vision of future national security concepts, and keen ability to integrate in ways that encouraged creativity and sparked innovation. He attended the University of Iowa and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant of Marines in 1971. He received a Master of Arts in National Security and Strategic Studies from the Naval War College, completed a fellowship with MIT, and was honored with a Naval War College Distinguished Graduate Leadership Award. He retired from active duty on 1 September 2011, after 40 years of service in the United States Marine Corps. General Cartwright currently serves as the inaugural holder of the Harold Brown Chair in Defense Policy Studies for the Center for Strategic & International Studies and is a Harvard Belfer Center Senior Fellow.
This seminar is open to Harvard students, faculty, fellows, and staff on a first come first served basis.
