Admiral Christopher W. Grady served as the 12th vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the nation’s second-highest-ranking military officer and a principal military advisor to the president, secretary of defense and National Security Council. Over a distinguished 40-year Navy career, he held senior leadership positions spanning national defense strategy, military operations, force development and international security.
Prior to serving as vice chairman, Admiral Grady commanded US Fleet Forces Command, US Sixth Fleet, Striking and Support Forces NATO, Carrier Strike Group One and Destroyer Squadron 22. He also held senior policy and strategic planning positions on the Joint Staff and Chief of Naval Operations Staff.
At the firm, Admiral Grady advises clients on national security, defense policy, emerging technologies and geopolitical risk. He draws on extensive operational and strategic experience to help organizations navigate defense priorities, government decision-making and strategic opportunities.
Admiral Grady earned a B.A. in history from the University of Notre Dame, an M.A. in national security affairs from Georgetown University and an M.S. in national security affairs from the National War College. He was a distinguished graduate of Georgetown and the National War College and a Fellow in Foreign Service at Georgetown’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service.
Board of Trustees, University of Notre Dame
Board of Governors, USO
Board of Trustees, Fisher House Foundation
Distinguished Fellow, O'Brien Center for Indispensable Leadership, University of Notre Dame
Member, Council on Foreign Relations
Eisenhower Award, National Defense Industrial Association
Rev. William Corby, C.S.C., Award for Distinguished Military Service, University of Notre Dame
Distinguished Graduate, National War College
Distinguished Graduate, Georgetown University
Fellow in Foreign Service, Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, Georgetown University