Industrials sector head Jay Van Sciver and Macro Policy chief JT Taylor hosted an event with guest speakers Col. Jeff McCausland and Tom Davis of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) discussing the changing state of play of defense spending given geopolitical factors, new developments in the war in Ukraine and the resulting implications for defense companies. **We will publish a companion piece to yesterday's event tomorrow, September 18.**
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About Tom Davis
Tom Davis, a Senior Fellow in Residence at the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), was commissioned a Lieutenant in the Field Artillery upon graduation from the United States Military Academy in 1972. After numerous troop assignments in Germany and Korea, he earned a Master’s Degree in International Relations and Economics at Harvard University, and joined the faculty of the Military Academy teaching International Relations, Economics, and Government in the Department of Social Sciences. In 1985, Mr. Davis graduated from the Marine Command and Staff College where he won the prestigious Clifton B. Cates Award for individual research, then joined the Office of the Army Chief of Staff as the Fire Support and Classified Program Analyst. Tom later joined the Northrop Grumman Corporation as Senior Defense Analyst advising the corporate leadership on emerging strategic, technological and budgetary trends in the American defense program and General Dynamics Corporation as a Director of Strategic Planning.
About Dr. Jeffrey McCausland
Dr. McCausland is a retired U.S. Army Colonel who formally served as the Dean of Academics at the U.S. Army War College. During his time in the military, he commanded a battalion in combat during the Gulf War in 1990 and 1991. He also served on the National Security Council staff in the White House during the Kosovo crisis. He currently serves as a national security consultant for CBS radio and television. He routinely does analysis for CBS on issues such as Iraq, European security, arms control, or related questions of national security policy. He is currently involved in a project for the National Nuclear Security Administration focused on nuclear weapons in South Asia and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Dr. McCausland is also the founder and CEO of Diamond6 Leadership and Strategy, LLC. Diamond6 conducts executive leadership workshops for corporate, public, and non-profit leadership teams across the United States. He recently published a new book, Battle Tested! Gettysburg Leadership Lessons for 21st Century Leaders.
