- Steven G. Smith
Rear Admiral Steven G. Smith,U.S. Navy (Retired) completed a 34-year military career in January 2003.Smith joined ViaGlobal Group, LLC [http://www.viaglobalgroup.com] in June 2006 as Chief Operating Officer. Before joining ViaGlobal he was President and Chief Executive Officer of a leading provider of Open Source Intelligence and Strategic Analysis,
Intellibridge . He was later Vice President for Intelligence and Planning of a firm owned by a major defense contractor that provided high level defense and homeland security consulting.He was the Co-Chair of the Country/Regional knowledge panel for the 2004
Defense Science Board Study on “Transition to and from Hostilities”. He is the Chairman of the Expeditionary Warfare Committee of theNational Defense Industrial Association [http://www.ndia.org/Template.cfm?Section=NDIA_Divisions_Page&Template=/TaggedPage/TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID=3&ContentID=437] .RADM Smith’s background includes Navy command experience including ships and operational groups. He has particular expertise in riverine, coastal, and expeditionary warfare, including port and harbor security. Broad executive experience in defense and homeland security issues, international political / military affairs, operations management, asset protection, and the development of problem solutions for customers. Knowledgeable and experienced in military plans development, requirements determination, decision analysis, and resource allocation.
Past senior military assignments include; Director of Strategy and Plans (J5) for the U.S. Pacific Command, Assistant Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Plans, Policy, and Operations (N3/5B), Flag Officer Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense (Policy); Senior Military Assistant to the Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel & Readiness), Director Office of Program Appraisal for the Secretary of the Navy, and Commander Amphibious Group Three.
A graduate of the
University of Texas , he has done graduate work toward a master's degree in world politics at Catholic University, and holds a master's degree in National Security Affairs and Strategic Studies from theNaval War College in Newport, R.I.
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