James Stavridis — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Serves as Vice Chairman, Partner, and Managing Director, Global Affairs at The Carlyle Group, a global investment firm.
Chairs the Board of Trustees of the Rockefeller Foundation.
Served as Supreme Allied Commander at NATO from 2009 to 2013, the first Navy officer to hold this position.
Was the Dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University from 2013 to 2018.
Bestselling author of multiple books, including '2034: A Novel of the Next World War,' which debuted on The New York Times Best Seller list.
Serves as senior military analyst for CNN.
Earned a PhD and Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in 1984.

Biography

James Stavridis is a retired United States Navy admiral with a distinguished career spanning military leadership, international relations, and global finance. He currently serves as Vice Chairman, Partner, and Managing Director, Global Affairs at The Carlyle Group, a global investment firm, a role he assumed in 2021 after joining the firm in 2018 to advise on geopolitical and international financial opportunities.