John M. Shalikashvili

General John M. Shalikashvili has served on NBR's Board of Directors since 1998. He served as the thirteenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense from October 1993 until September 1997. In this capacity he was the senior officer in the United States military, serving as the principal military advisor to the President, the Secretary of Defense, and the National Security Council, and chairing the senior military body tasked with providing strategic direction to the United States military.

Prior to being appointed as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Shalikashvili served as the Commander-in-Chief of all United States forces in Europe and as NATO’s tenth Supreme Allied Commander, Europe (SACEUR).

After graduation from Bradley University in 1958, he was drafted as a private into the United States Army and, upon graduation form Officer Candidate School the following year, was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Artillery. For the next 38 years he served in a variety of command and staff positions in the continental United States, Alaska, Belgium, Germany, Italy, Korea, Turkey, and Vietnam.

Today he is a visiting professor at Stanford University in the Center for International Security and Cooperation. He also serves on the board of directors of The Boeing Company, United Defense, L-3 Communications Corporation, the Frank Russell Trust Company, United, Inc., as well as the Atlantic Council and various military organizations.

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