Edward D. Sheafer, Jr.

Biography - Rear Admiral Edward D. Sheafer, Jr. USN (Ret)

Ted Sheafer retired from the Navy after serving more than 35 years.

After graduation from the Naval Academy, Admiral Sheafer served as a Surface Warfare Officer, including command at sea of the USS Persistent and ocean going minesweeper. Following a tour in Vietnam, Sheafer attended graduate school at Georgetown University, where he received a Masters Degree in Foreign Service.

Admiral Sheafer’s accomplished career included assignments as the:

Chief Intelligence Officer (J-2), for The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff with Admiral Crowe and General Powell.

Deputy Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency during Desert Storm.

Director of Naval Intelligence.

In his position as the Director of Naval Intelligence, Sheafer commanded an organization of 2,500 people, with a budget of more than $2 billion.

A fiercely creative thinker and an admitted risk taker, Sheafer pioneered a number of important efforts in the Intelligence world and is known as the father of the Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications Systems (JWICS).

Today, Admiral Sheafer is recognized as an accomplished advisor and is well known at senior levels in the Defense and Intelligence Communities.

Admiral Sheafer holds an active TS/SCI clearance.