Andrew F. Krepinevich

Biography

Dr. Andrew F. Krepinevich, Jr. is President of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments. He assumed this position in 1993, following a 21-year career in the U.S. Army.

Dr. Krepinevich’s previous experience includes service in the Department of Defense’s Office of Net Assessment, and on the personal staff of three secretaries of defense. He also served as a member of the National Defense Panel in 1997, the Defense Science Board Task Force on Joint Experimentation, the Joint Forces Command Advisory Board, and the Defense Policy Board.

Dr. Krepinevich frequently contributes to print and broadcast media and has appeared on each of the major television networks. He has lectured before a wide range of professional and academic audiences, and has served as a consultant on military affairs for many senior government officials, including several secretaries of defense, the CIA’s National Intelligence Council, and all four military services. He has testified frequently before Congress and advised the governments of several close allies on defense matters. Dr. Krepinevich has taught on the faculties of West Point, George Mason University, Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced International Studies, and Georgetown University.

In 2009, Dr. Krepinevich released his latest book, 7 Deadly Scenarios: A Military Futurist Explores War in the 21st Century. His other recent works include The Dangers of a Nuclear Iran, and The Pentagon’s Wasting Assets, published in Foreign Affairs; and CSBA monographs AirSea Battle: A Point-of-Departure Operational Concept (co-author); and Why AirSea Battle?. Dr. Krepinevich is a recipient of the 1987 Furniss Award for his book, The Army and Vietnam.

A graduate of West Point, Dr. Krepinevich holds an M.P.A. and Ph.D. from Harvard University. He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

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