Background
Studeman, Bill was born on January 16, 1940 in Brownsville, Texas, United States. Son of Oliver Jennings and Gail (McDavitt) Studeman.
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Studeman, Bill was born on January 16, 1940 in Brownsville, Texas, United States. Son of Oliver Jennings and Gail (McDavitt) Studeman.
Bachelor, University of S. Sewanee, 1962. Student, Defense Intelligence School, 1967. Master in International Affairs, George Washington University, 1973.
Postgraduate, Naval War College, 1973. Postgraduate, National War College, 1981. Doctor of Science in Strategic Intelligence (honorary), Defense Intelligence College, 1987.
As Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, he served in both the George H. West. Bush and Bill Clinton administrations under Directors of Central Intelligence Robert Gates, R. James Woolsey, Junior. and John M. Deutch. Admiral Studeman retired from the Navy in 1995 after almost 35 years of service. Between 1988 and 1992 he was director of the National Security Agency.
He was the Director of Naval Intelligence, September 1985 - July 1988.
On 6 February 2004, Studeman was appointed to the Iraq Intelligence Commission, an independent panel tasked with investigating United States. intelligence surrounding the United States" 2003 invasion of Iraq and Iraq"s weapons of mass destruction (Weapons of Mass Destruction). Admiral Studeman retired in 2005 from Northrop Grumman Corporation as Vice President & Deputy General Manager of Mission Systems.
In this position, he focused on strategies, programs, business development, marketing related to Intelligence and Information Warfare, as well as corporate cross-sector integration, and on managing technology partnerships and concepts related to NetCentricity ISR,IO/IW and advanced command environments. He served in this position for approximately 9 years.
Admiral Studeman has served on corporate boards, and government, university and corporate advisory boards.
He was recently a Commissioner on the Presidential Commission on Weapons of Mass Destruction, and is currently serving on National Advisory Board on Biology-Security and the Public Interest Declassification Board. In 1962, he received his bachelor"s degree in history from the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. Studeman holds a master"s degree in public and international affairs from George Washington University.
While in the Navy, he also was a distinguished graduate of the Naval War College and National War College, as well as the recipient of an honorary doctorate in strategic intelligence from the Defense Intelligence College.
He will receive a second honorary doctorate degree this fall from the University of the South. He also has received service medals from the Governments of France, Brazil, and South of Korea.
He is also a member of the Defense Science Board as well as the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Advisory Board, Defense Intelligence Agency Joint Military Intelligence College, National Reconnaissance Office, national labs and other advisory boards. He is Chairman of the Board of the Naval Intelligence Foundations, and is a member of the Board of the National Cryptologic Museum Foundation.
Married Gloria Diane Jeans, September 12, 1964. Children: Kimberly, Michael, Kate.