ADM James Stavridis, USN (Ret.)
NATO’s 16th Supreme Allied Commander
ADM James Stavridis, USN (Ret.)
NATO’s 16th Supreme Allied Commander
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DateJan 25, 2022
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Event Starts7:30 PM
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Doors Open6:30 PM
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AvailabilityOn Sale Now
Event Details
Due to last week’s water main break which impacted Chrysler Hall, The Norfolk Forum event featuring ADM James Stavridis, USN (Ret.) has been relocated to the Sandler Center. Season ticket holders should check their email for additional details for this event.
A Florida native, Jim Stavridis attended the US Naval Academy at Annapolis, and spent 37 years in the Navy, rising to the rank of 4-star Admiral. Among his many commands were four years as the 16th Supreme Allied Commander at NATO, where he oversaw operations in Afghanistan, Libya, Syria, the Balkans, and counter piracy off the coast of Africa. He was the longest serving Combatant Commander in recent US history. Following his military career, he served for five years as the 12th Dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.
He led the Navy’s premier operational think tank for innovation, Deep Blue, immediately after the 9/11 attacks. Admiral Stavridis was promoted directly from 1-star rank to 3- star rank in 2004.
He won the Battenberg Cup for commanding the top ship in the Atlantic Fleet and the Navy League John Paul Jones Award for Inspirational leadership, along with more than 50 US and international medals and decorations. He also commanded a Destroyer Squadron and a Carrier Strike Group, both in combat.
In 2016, he was vetted for Vice President by Secretary Hillary Clinton, and subsequently invited to Trump Tower to discuss a cabinet position with President Donald Trump.
He earned a PhD from The Fletcher School at Tufts, winning the Gullion prize as outstanding student in his class in 1983. Admiral Stavridis has published ten books on leadership, the oceans, maritime affairs, and Latin America, as well as hundreds of articles in leading journals. An active user of social networks, he has tens of thousands of connections on social networks. His TED talk on 21st century security in 2012 has close to one million views. His two most recent books are “Sailing True North: Ten Admirals and the Voyage of Character” in 2019 and the novel “2034: A Novel of the Next World War” in 2021, which was a New York Times bestseller.
Admiral Stavridis is a contributing editor for TIME Magazine and Chief International Security and Diplomacy Analyst for NBC News. He currently serves as Vice Chair, Global Affairs and Managing Director of the Carlyle Group.
He is happily married to Laura, and they have two daughters – one working at Google and the other a Nurse Practitioner and former naval officer, both married to physicians.
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COVID Policies
Face coverings will be required for this event. Social distancing within the theater is encouraged.