SAM J. TANGREDI

Sam J. Tangredi, USN (Ret.), is the Leidos Chair of Future Warfare Studies and professor of National, Naval, and Maritime Strategy at the U.S. Naval War College. A surface warfare officer and warship captain deployed world-wide, Dr. Tangredi also served multiple tours of duty in the Pentagon as a leader of strategic planning teams. He has published seven books and more than two hundred journal articles. A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy class of 1978, he earned an MA from the Naval Postgraduate School and a PhD from the University of Southern California. He splits his time between Newport, RI, and Coronado, CA.