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Stanley McChrystal
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| Stanley McChrystal | |
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| Organization: | McChrystal Group |
| Role: | Founder and managing partner |
| Education: | •United States Military Academy at West Point |
Stanley McChrystal is a retired U.S. Army general and a former commander of the Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC). He serves as the founder and managing partner of the McChrystal Group, a strategic consulting firm for businesses and organizations.[1][2]
During the period of transition between the Obama and Trump administrations, McChrystal was reported to be in consideration for a high-level appointment in the Trump administration.
Career
McChrystal graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1976 and began his military service in the U.S. Army's 82nd Airborne Division. After completing advanced trainings at Fort Bragg and Fort Benning, he performed intelligence and operations duties in South Korea for the United Nations Command Support Group in the Joint Security Area and became the commander of A Company in the 75th Ranger Regiment of the U.S. Army Rangers.[2][3]
Following additional training at the Naval War College in 1990, McChrystal served in Joint Special Operations Command, the military's top counter-terrorism force, as an action officer for Army Special Operations. McChrystal was involved in combat operations during the Persian Gulf War before becoming commander of the 2nd Battalion, 504th Infantry Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division from 1993 to 1994. He then transitioned to the role of commander of the 2nd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment. In 1996, McChrystal completed a year-long fellowship at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.[3][4]
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In 1997, McChrystal became the leader of the 75th Ranger Regiment. In 1999, he completed a year-long military fellowship with the Council on Foreign Relations.[3]
Joint Special Operations Command and Afghanistan
From 2003 to 2008, McChrystal served as the commander of the Joint Special Operations Command. He became the commander of US and International Security Assistance Forces (ISAF) in Afghanistan in 2009 and resigned from the position in 2010 after a profile of McChrystal in Rolling Stone quoted McChrystal and his aides making comments critical of the Obama administration. McChrystal retired as a general on August 1, 2010.[3][4][5][6]
McChrystal Group
In January 2011, McChrystal established the McChrystal Group "in order to help businesses challenge the hierarchical, command and control approach to organizational management." He currently serves as the firm's managing partner.[4][7]
Publications
McChrystal is the author of Team of Teams: New Rules of Engagement for a Complex World and My Share of the Task.[2]
Donald Trump presidential campaign, 2016
In July 2016, media reports speculated that McChrystal was under consideration to be then-presidential nominee Donald Trump's (R) running mate. McChrystal denied the reports, telling CNN, "I have not been contacted by the Trump campaign. If contacted, I would decline consideration for any role."[1]
Recent news
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See also
- Donald Trump potential high-level administration appointments
- Council on Foreign Relations
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 CNN, "First on CNN: Retired Gen. Stanley McChrystal: I would decline 'any role' with Donald Trump," July 12, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 LinkedIn, "Stan McChrystal," accessed December 1, 2016
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Biography.com, "Stanley McChrystal," accessed December 1, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 McChrystal Group, "Stan McChrystal," accessed December 1, 2016
- ↑ Rolling Stone, "The Runaway General: The Profile That Brought Down McChrystal," June 22, 2010
- ↑ Business Insider, "Retired 4-star Gen. Stanley McChrystal shares the profound lesson on failure he learned from handing his resignation letter to President Obama," May 23, 2019
- ↑ McChrystal Group, "Vision + Mission," accessed December 1, 2016
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