Lunch Conversation with Vice Admiral Kevin “Kid” Donegan, USN (Ret.)
January 28 @ 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST
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A conversation with Vice Admiral Kevin “Kid” Donegan, USN (ret.), former Commander of USN Fifth Fleet and Commander of the 32nd Nation Combined Maritime Forces in the Middle East.
Vice Admiral Donegan served as Commander of the United States Navy’s Fifth Fleet and Commander of the 32 Nation Combined Maritime Forces in the Middle East. In those roles, he led teams that planned and executed joint and combined combat, counter-terrorism and anti-piracy operations at sea and in Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, and Yemen.
In the Pentagon, he served as Director of the Navy Staff and Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Operations, Strategy and Planning. Vice Admiral Donegan was responsible for integration of U.S. Naval forces and operations, international relations, and also oversaw the development of $160+billion annual Navy budget. He led initiatives for accelerated learning and innovation across the Navy enterprise with a focus on implementing cyber security, artificial intelligence, unmanned systems, and big data management into Navy programs.
Prior to that Admiral Donegan served as Director of Operations for U.S. Central Command where he managed combat and other operations for all U.S. Joint military forces in the Middle East. During his tenure he implemented the strategic and operational plan to shift joint U.S. and coalition partners’ military operations from Iraq to Afghanistan. Additionally, he introduced innovative National Cyber teams to counter-terrorist messaging and enhanced cyber support for U.S. Central Command operations.
Vice Admiral Donegan has been a National Security lecturer at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, the U.S. Naval War College, and the University of Virginia. He was honored by the governments of Japan, Bahrain, and France for leadership and coalition team-building. A graduate of TOPGUN and the U.S. Naval Test Pilot School, he has flown over 3,800 combat and training flight hours in 31 unique classes of aircraft with over 800 arrested landings on 15 Navy aircraft carriers.
Contact Michelle LeBretton for registration details.
Cost: $125
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