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James G. Stavridis

James G. Stavridis
Stavridis in July 2009
Nickname(s)Zorba[1]
Born (1955-02-15) February 15, 1955 (age 69)
West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Navy
Years of service1976–2013
RankAdmiral
Commands heldSupreme Allied Commander Europe
United States European Command
United States Southern Command
Enterprise Carrier Strike Group
USS Barry
Battles/warsGulf War
War in Afghanistan
Iraq War
AwardsDefense Distinguished Service Medal (2)
Navy Distinguished Service Medal
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit (5)
Alma materUnited States Naval Academy (BS)
Tufts University (PhD)

James George Stavridis (born February 15, 1955)[2] is a retired United States Navy admiral and vice chair, global affairs, and a managing director-partner of The Carlyle Group, a global investment firm,[3][4][5] and chair of the board of trustees of the Rockefeller Foundation.[6][7] Stavridis serves as the chief international diplomacy and national security analyst for NBC News in New York.[8] He is also chair emeritus of the board of directors of the United States Naval Institute[9][10][11] and a senior fellow at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.[12]

Stavridis graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1976. While in the Navy, Stavridis served as the commander, United States Southern Command (2006 to 2009) and commander, United States European Command and NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe (2009 to 2013),[13][14] the first Navy officer to have held these positions. Stavridis earned a PhD and Master of Arts in Law and Diplomacy from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University in 1984, where he won the Gullion Prize.

Harvard University published a case study on Admiral Stavridis' leadership called "Hearts and Minds: Admiral Jim Stavridis on the Art of Wrangling NATO".

Stavridis retired from the Navy in 2013 after thirty-seven years of service and became the dean of the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, a graduate school for international affairs.[15] He stepped down in August 2018.[16]

Stavridis was considered as a potential vice-presidential running mate by the Hillary Clinton campaign in 2016 and as a possible Secretary of State by President-elect Donald Trump in the fall of 2016.[17][18]

Stavridis is also a bestselling author.[19] His book The Accidental Admiral, describing his time in the Navy, was published in October 2014. The Leader's Bookshelf, published in 2017, describes the top 50 books that, according to Stavridis, inspire better leadership. A second book published in 2017 called Sea Power: The History and Geopolitics of the World's Oceans[20] opened at No. 9 on The Washington Post's non-fiction bestseller list.[21] His book Sailing True North: Ten Admirals and the Voyage of Character was published by Penguin Random House on October 15, 2019. His novel 2034: A Novel of the Next World War, co-written with Elliot Ackerman and published in March 2021,[22] debuted at No. 6 on The New York Times Best Seller list. His book "The Sailor's Bookshelf: Fifty Books to Know the Sea" was published in November 2021 and "To Risk It All: Nine Conflicts and the Crucible of Decision" was published in May 2022.[23] The sequel to 2034, 2054: A Novel, co-written with Elliot Ackerman, was published in March of 2024. [24]His books have been published in twenty different languages.[25]

  1. ^ USNA 1976 Lucky Bag Yearbook
  2. ^ "SAE – U.S. Admiral James G. Stavridis appointed NATO Supreme Commander / World Council of Hellenes Abroad". SAE – World Council of Hellenes Abroad. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  3. ^ "Admiral James Stavridis" bio, Carlyle
  4. ^ "The Carlyle Group Names Admiral Jim Stavridis USN (Ret) as Vice Chair, Global Affairs and Managing Director, The Carlyle Group". www.carlyle.com.
  5. ^ "James Stavridis | Carlyle". www.carlyle.com. Retrieved January 10, 2024.
  6. ^ "board of trustees", The Rockefeller Foundation
  7. ^ "The Rockefeller Foundation Announces Admiral James G. Stavridis, USN ret., to Succeed American Business Executive Richard D. Parsons as Next Chair of Board of Trustees". The Rockefeller Foundation. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
  8. ^ Joyella, Mark (August 13, 2016). "Retired Navy Admiral Joins NBC and MSNBC". Adweek. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  9. ^ "Release: Naval Institute Appoints Admiral James G. Stavridis Chair of the Board". USNI News. April 11, 2013.
  10. ^ "Board of Directors". U.S. Naval Institute. Retrieved October 8, 2013.
  11. ^ "Adm James G. Stavridis, USN (Ret.)". U.S. Naval Institute. Retrieved July 26, 2019.
  12. ^ "Senior Fellows at Johns Hopkins APL". Archived from the original on August 16, 2016. Retrieved July 18, 2016.
  13. ^ Miles, Donna (June 30, 2009). "Stavridis Assumes Top European Command Post From Craddock". DefenseLink. Retrieved June 30, 2009.
  14. ^ "NATO Secretary General welcomes new Supreme Allied Commander Europe". May 13, 2013.
  15. ^ "NATO Commander Admiral James Stavridis Named Next Fletcher Dean". Archived from the original on June 23, 2013. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  16. ^ "Fletcher Dean James Stavridis Steps Down". Tufts Now. June 8, 2018. Retrieved August 19, 2018.
  17. ^ "Trump's Expanding List for Secretary of State – Stavridis, Huntsman, Tillerson, Bolton, Manchin". ABC News. December 6, 2016.
  18. ^ "James Stavridis, Retired Admiral, Is Being Vetted as Hillary Clinton's Running Mate". The New York Times. July 13, 2016.
  19. ^ "My novel, co-written with @elliotackerman, just opened its first week as #6 on the NYT hard cover best seller list". Twitter. Retrieved April 21, 2021.
  20. ^ Stavridis, James (2017). Sea Power: The History and Geopolitics of the World's Oceans. Penguin Press. ISBN 978-0-7352-2059-1.
  21. ^ "Washington Post bestsellers: June 18, 2017". The Washington Post. June 18, 2017.
  22. ^ Elliot Ackerman & James Stavridis (2021), 2034: A Novel of the Next World War, Google Books
  23. ^ "About – Admiral James Stavridis". Retrieved June 6, 2022.
  24. ^ "2054 by Elliot Ackerman, Admiral James Stavridis, USN: 9780593489864 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved June 20, 2024.
  25. ^ "About – Admiral James Stavridis". Retrieved March 22, 2022.

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