Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, USAF (Ret.)

Lieutenant General Brent Scowcroft, USAF (Ret.), is one of the nation's preeminent authorities on international policy. He is Founder and President of The Scowcroft Group, Inc., an international business advisory firm that provides independent analyses and perspectives on major foreign policy issues. General Scowcroft served as National Security Advisor to both Presidents Gerald Ford and George H. W. Bush and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1991.

SPEAKER TOPICS

Each of General Scowcroft's highly informative, provocative presentations is customized to fulfill individual client needs and objectives. His extensive experience in business and government coupled with his extraordinary regional expertise in Asia, Latin America, Africa, Western and Eastern Europe, Russia, and the Middle East offer audiences unparalleled perspective and insight on world affairs and international policy. Recent topics include foreign policy challenges confronting the President as well as specific issues of national security, the Middle East, Global "Hot Spots," Russia and Iran.

ABOUT Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, USAF (Ret.) (+/-)

A Commitment to Service

General Scowcroft's extraordinary 29-year military career began with graduation from West Point and concluded at the rank of Lieutenant General following service as the Deputy National Security Advisor. His Air Force service included Professor of Russian History at West Point; Assistant Air Attaché in Belgrade, Yugoslavia; Head of the Political Science Department at the Air Force Academy; Air Force Long Range Plans; Office of the Secretary of Defense International Security Assistance; Special Assistant to the Director of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and Military Assistant to President Nixon.

Trusted Advisor to Presidents and CEOs

Out of uniform, he continued in public policy by serving on the President's Advisory Committee on Arms Control, the Commission on Strategic Forces, and the President's Special Review Board, also known as the Tower Commission. From 1982 to 1989, he was Vice Chairman of Kissinger Associates, Inc., an international consulting firm. In this capacity, he advised and assisted a wide range of U.S. and foreign corporate leaders on global joint venture opportunities, strategic planning, and risk assessment. He currently serves on numerous corporate and nonprofit boards.

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Lt. Gen. Brent Scowcroft, USAF (Ret.)