James H. Baker (DOD)

James (Jim) Baker is the Director of the Office of Net Assessment, U.S. Department of Defense. He is responsible for providing the Secretary of Defense with comparative assessments of the prospects of the military capabilities of the United States relative to other actors, as well as the political, economic and regional implications of those assessments. He previously served as Strategist and advisor to two Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He holds four graduate degrees, two in engineering disciplines and two in security studies from military institutions.[1]

James H. Baker
2nd Director of Office of Net Assessment
Assumed office
May 14, 2015
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byAndrew Marshall

On May 14, 2015 James Baker was selected to be the Director of the Office of Net Assessment.[2]

References

  1. "James H. Baker". US Defense Department. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. Gould, Joe (8 August 2017). "New Face To Lead Pentagon Strategy Shop". Defense News.


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