The Program: The Decisive Decade: American Grand Strategy for Triumph Over China

Dr. Ward’s presentation will focus on revitalizing US and Allied economic power, the role of major corporations and financial institutions in US national security, and the return to peace through strength.

Presenter: Dr. Ward

Dr. Ward earned his PhD at the University of Oxford where he specialized in China-India relations, utilizing Chinese language archives in Beijing which have now been closed to the world. He is also a graduate of the Oxford Chicago Valuation Programme, a joint program in corporate finance and valuation taught by the University of Oxford’s Said Business School and the University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business. Dr. Ward lived and traveled globally for over a decade and has traveled widely in China, India, Russia, Latin America and the Middle East, learning Russian, Chinese, Spanish, and Syrian and Egyptian Arabic, among other languages. As a subject matter expert, he has been an advisor to the US Department of Defense on Chinese long-term strategy and has briefed US government audiences including at US Strategic Command, US Indo-Pacific Command, the US Department of Commerce, the US Defense Intelligence Agency, and the Strategy Division of the US Naval Staff. Through his consulting company, Atlas Organization, Dr. Ward helps Fortune 500 companies and financial institutions understand US-China global competition, improve their risk assessments on China, and build new global strategies that can withstand historic geopolitical change. He is a frequent commentator on national and international television and radio including on Bloomberg, Fox Business, Fox, CNBC, MSNBC and CNN International.

Thursday, June 15, 2023 6:00pm
Tanoan Country Club