Education
Auburn University.
Auburn University.
RisCassi was born on January 18, 1936 in Hartford, Connecticut, and is a 1958 graduate of the University of Connecticut with a bachelor"s degree in history and holds a master"s degree from Auburn University in Political Science. His military education includes the Army War College and the Air Command and Staff College. He was awarded the University of Connecticut Distinguished Alumni Award in 1989.
RisCassi is Vice-President of L-3 Communications Corporation.
He served on the Commission on Roles and Missions in 1995, and has been employed as an executive with Loral Corporation and Lockheed Martin.
He sits on the boards of Alliant Techsystems, of Korea Society, National Intelligence Council, is a member of the SPECTRUM Group"s Senior Advisory Group and was a member of the Department of Defense 2001 investigation into the Number Gun Ri allegations, and sat on the National Defense Panel in 1997.