30 November 1997
Source:
http://www.dtic.mil/ndp/ndpbios.htm
See related news story on NDP's report, "Defense of the Homeland"
Philip A. Odeen is President and CEO of BDM International, Inc., and
serves on the BDM Board of Directors. He has worked within government in
senior positions for the National Security Council and Defense Department.
In the private sector, Mr. Odeen has served as a member of the Chief of Naval
Operations Executive Panel and the Defense Science Board (DSB). Mr. Odeen
led a DSB task force in early 1993 that reviewed anticipated defense management
savings in the DOD budget and a DSB task force on outsourcing in 1995/96.
Mr. Odeen played a leading role in a recent DSB study that resulted in the
proposal of major budget savings that could be derived from a fundamental
reengineering of the DOD infrastructure.
Richard L. Armitage is president of Armitage Associates L.C. and a
former Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Office of International Security
Affairs. Mr. Armitage, with the personal rank of ambassador, directed the
formulation and implementation of U.S. assistance activities for the Newly
Independent States (NIS) of the former Soviet Union. Mr. Armitage has extensive
regional security experience in the former Soviet Union, East Asia and the
Middle East. Since his departure from public service, Mr. Armitage has remained
engaged in national security issues and is a member of the Defense Policy
Board. Mr. Armitage is a graduate of the US Naval Academy.
Richard L. Hearney, General, US Marine Corps, Retired. General Hearney
is the Vice President of Business Development-Domestic for McDonnell Aircraft
& Missile Systems with The Boeing Company. He served over thirty-five
years in the Corps, including service as the Deputy J-3 in the European Command
and as the Deputy Commander, I Marine Expeditionary Force, during Desert
Shield-Desert Storm. General Hearney recently served as Assistant Commandant
of the Marine Corps and was a member of the Joint Requirements Oversight
Council. He is a graduate of Stanford University and has a Master of Science
degree from Pepperdine University.
David E. Jeremiah, Admiral, US Navy, Retired. Admiral Jeremiah is
Partner and President of Technology Strategies and Alliances. He served as
the Vice-Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 1990-1994. During his
distinguished thirty-eight-year career, Admiral Jeremiah also served as
Commander-in-Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, and as Director, Navy Program Planning,
for the Navy staff. Admiral Jeremiah has recently served as the co-chairman
of a joint Defense Policy Board and Defense Science Board task force on Theater
Missile Defense. He is a graduate of the University of Oregon and possesses
a Masters degree from George Washington University.
Robert M. Kimmitt is a partner in the law firm of Wilmer, Cutler &
Pickering in Washington, D.C., where he previously served as Managing Director
of Lehman Brothers, an investment banking firm. He has served in numerous
diplomatic and senior government positions such as: the National Security
Council; the Treasury Department; the US Ambassador for Germany; and the
Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs during the Bush Administration.
A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy, Mr. Kimmitt continues to serve as
a Brigadier General in the US Army Reserve.
Andrew F. Krepinevich is Director of the Center for Strategic and
Budgetary Assessments (CSBA), an independent, policy research institute.
Dr. Krepinevich gained extensive strategic planning experience in the Department
of Defense, Office of Net Assessment, and has published several articles
on national security policy in journals such as The National Interest,
Issues in Science & Technology, and Strategic Review. He is
the author of several CSBA reports, including "The Bottom-Up Review: An
Assessment," and "A New Navy For A New Era." Dr. Krepinevich is a graduate
of the U.S. Military Academy and possesses a Ph.D. from Harvard University.
James P. McCarthy, General, US Air Force, Retired. General McCarthy
is the Olin Professor of National Security for the United States Air Force
Academy. He culminated a thirty-five year Air Force career as Deputy Commander
in Chief, U.S. European Command during the collapse of the Berlin Wall and
the Desert Shield-Desert Storm conflict. Prior to that, he served as the
Deputy Chief of Staff, Programs and Resources, HQ US Air Force, and as Commander,
Eighth Air Force. During his military career, General McCarthy earned a
reputation as an authority on strategic planning, resources allocation, advanced
technology application, and major program definition. He is a member of the
Defense Policy Board and the Air Force Scientific Advisory Board, providing
advice for the Secretary of Defense. General McCarthy co-chaired the Defense
Science Board’s (DSB’s) Task Force on "Information Architecture
for the Battlefield," and was the Vice Chairman of the DSB on
"Intelligence Support for Bosnia Operations." He is a graduate of Kent State
and holds a Master of Science degree from George Washington University.
Janne E. Nolan is a Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution, Foreign
Policy Studies Program, and an adjunct professor at Georgetown University.
She has extensive experience in defense policy, particularly in the areas
of nuclear weapons policy and proliferation. Dr. Nolan has worked for the
US Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and the Senate Armed Services Committee.
She is a member of the Defense Policy Board and the Advisory Board on
Non-proliferation for the Director of Central Intelligence. Recently, Dr.
Nolan chaired the Presidential Panel on US Technology and Arms Trade Policy.
She has a Ph.D. from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy and has published
several books and articles on developments in U.S. defense policy and nuclear
strategy.
Robert W. RisCassi, General, USA, Retired. General RisCassi is
Vice-President of L-3 Communications Corporation. He served as
Commander-in-Chief, United Nations Command/Korea; Army Vice Chief of Staff;
Director of the Joint Staff, Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Army Deputy Chief
of Staff for Operations and Plans. General RisCassi recently served on the
Commission on Roles and Missions. He is a graduate of the University of
Connecticut and holds a master’s degree from Auburn University.
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