James Stavridis
Retired US Navy admiral and author
James Stavridis is a retired US Navy admiral who served as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Europe, and he has written books on the sea, leadership and war.
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American Born 1955 in West Palm Beach, United States
About James Stavridis
James Stavridis is a retired four-star admiral in the US Navy. He graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1976 and served for 37 years, retiring in 2013. He commanded US Southern Command, and later US European Command while serving as NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe. After leaving the Navy, he became dean of Tufts University's Fletcher School, where he had earlier earned his PhD. He held the post from 2013 to 2018. Stavridis is also an author. Sea Power came out in 2017 and debuted at number nine in The Washington Post's list of nonfiction bestsellers. He also wrote the memoir The Accidental Admiral, and co-wrote the novel 2034 with Elliot Ackerman.