Retired General, U.S. Army (1984 to 2022) Commander, U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) (2019 to 2022) Director for Strategy Plans and Policy (J5) (2016 to 2019) Commander, 82 nd Airborne Division (2014 to 2016); 74 th Commandant of Cadets, U.S. Military Academy at West Point (2013 to 2014); Deputy Commanding General for Operations, 10 th Mountain Division (2011 to 2013) Mr. Clarke, a former four-star U.S. Army General, brings to the Board a deep understanding of current global security issues, as well as practical considerations underlying strategic and risk assessment analyses in the defense industry. Mr. Clarke retired from the U.S. military after nearly four decades of leading complex and diverse organizations at every level, including over 15 years internationally with more than 10 combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. As Commander of USSOCOM, he led a joint force of over 75,000 military members with an annual operating budget in excess of $25 billion. Mr. Clarke has directed global deployments to conduct some of the nation s most sensitive and critical missions, advising the U.S. Secretary of War directly on human capital, strategy and mission risks.