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James Schlesinger

Defense Policy Board: Member
Foster Panel: Member
MITRE Corporation: Trustee
Former Secretary of Defense
Former Director of Central Intelligence

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Institutional Affiliations

  • Center for Strategic and International Studies: Counselor and Trustee (3)
  • The Nixon Center: Chairman of Executive Committee (3)
  • Rand Corporation: Director of Strategic Studies and Senior Staff Member (1963-1969) (1)
  • Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve Board System: Consultant (1962-1963) (1)
  • University of Virginia: Assistant and Associate Professor of Economics (1955-1963) (1, 2)
  • U.S. Naval War College: Academic Consultant (1957) (1)
  • The National Interest: Publisher (1)
  • National Academy of Public Administration: Fellow (1)
  • American Academy of Diplomacy: Member (1)
  • Atlantic Council: Trustee (1)
  • Center for Global Energy Studies: Trustee (1)
  • Henry M. Jackson Foundation: Trustee (1)
  • Government Posts/Panels/Commissions

  • Commission on National Security/21st Century (Hart-Rudman): Commissioner (1)
  • U.S. Department of Defense Policy Board: Member (1)
  • Panel to Assess the Reliability, Safety, and Security of the U.S. Nuclear Stockpile ("Foster Panel"): Member (1)
  • U.S. Department of Defense Threat Reduction Advisory Committee: Member (1)
  • U.S. Air Force Global Position System Independent Review Team: Member (1)
  • U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration: Member of Advisory Committee (1)
  • President's Blue Ribbon Task Group on Nuclear Program Management: Vice Chairman (1984-1985) (1)
  • Governor's Commission on Virginia's Future: Commissioner (1982-1984) (1)
  • President's Commission on Strategic Forces: Commissioner (1982-1983) (1)
  • U.S. Department of Energy: Secretary (1977-1979) (2)
  • Office of the President: Special Adviser on Energy (1977) (2)
  • U.S. Department of Defense: Consultant; Secretary (1973-1975) (1)
  • Central Intelligence Agency: Director (1973) (2)
  • U.S. Atomic Energy Commission: Chairman (1973) (1)
  • U.S. Bureau of the Budget (OMB): Acting Deputy Director and Assistant Director (1969-1971); Consultant (1967-1968) (1)
  • Corporate Connections/Business Interests

  • MITRE Corporation: Chairman of the Board of Trustees (1)
  • Lehman Brothers: Senior Advisor (2)
  • BNFL, Inc.: Member of the Board of Directors (3)
  • Peabody Energy: Member of the Board of Directors (3)
  • Sandia Corporation: Member of the Board of Directors (3)
  • KFx: Member of the Board of Directors (3)
  • Education

  • Harvard University: B.A.; M.A.; Ph.D. (2)

  • Sources

    (1) The MITRE Corporation: Board of Trustees: James R. Schlesinger
    http://www.mitre.org/about/bot/schlesinger.html

    (2) American President.or: Presidency in History: James R. Schlesinger
    http://ap.beta.polardesign.com/history/jimmycarter/cabinet/secretaryofenergy/
    jamesrschlesinger/JamesSchlesingerarticle.article.shtml

    (3) KFx: Leadership
    http://www.kfx.com/about/leadership.htm


     

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