“Energy, Security, and the Long War of the 21st Century”

Jim Woolsey speaks about the potential transformations proceeding from innovations in energy, including the growth of alternatives to conventional petroleum, and the impact of these and other developments on the Long War that faces us against terrorists and those who support them. He puts special emphasis on homeland defense and how we can make our society and economy more resilient.

About the speaker: In addition to his role with VantagePoint, Jim is a Senior Executive Advisor at Booz Allen Hamilton, where he was previously a Vice President. He has served four times in the federal government for a total of 12 years, holding Presidential appointments in two Democratic and two Republican administrations. He served as Director of Central Intelligence (1993-95), Ambassador and Chief Negotiator for the Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE) Treaty in Vienna (1989-91), Delegate at Large (on a part-time basis) to the Strategic Arms Reductions Talks (START) and the Defense and Space Talks in Geneva (1983-86), Under Secretary of the Navy (1977-79), and General Counsel to the U.S. Senate committee on Armed Services (1970-73). He was also an attorney with Shea & Gardner in Washington, D.C., specializing in commercial litigation and alternative dispute resolution (arbitration and mediation) He received an AB from Stanford University, MA from Oxford University – where he was a Rhodes Scholar, and LLB from Yale Law School.