Location New York, New York, United States Regions Greater New York Area, East Coast, Northeastern US Gender Male
Richard is currently the Nunn Prize Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, DC, a senior fellow at the CNA Corporation, and a consultant to the Department of Defense. Richard served as the 71st Secretary of the Navy from 1998 to 2001. He was the Undersecretary of the Navy from 1993 to 1997. He is currently a
director at National Semiconductor Corporation, Human Genome Sciences Corporation, and Saffron Hill Ventures.
He also serves as Chairman of the Board of the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments, and a member of the Board of Directors of Public Agenda and the Partnership for Public Service. He holds a BA from Reed College, a JD from Yale Law, and a PhD from Oxford, where he was a Rhodes Scholar. He has three times received the Department of Defense's highest award for civilians, the Defense Distinguished Public Service Award.
