Colonel David J. Lewis, USAF (Retired) was a career military officer with extensive operational and staff experience and served as a Professor of Strategy at the United States Naval War College.  He received a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Southern California, an MBA from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, and an MA (with distinction) in National Security and Strategic Studies from the US Naval War College.  He teaches courses in strategy, intelligence, terrorism, counterinsurgency,  national security, and public sector strategy.