Dr. George Dewey Davis III
Dissertation Chair/Adjunct Professor
Dr. George Dewey Davis, III, a retired United States Navy Captain and former Radioman Master Chief Petty Officer, retired after 42 years of Active-Duty Navy service on 1 Oct 2023. During his distinguished military career, Dr. Davis has held leadership positions from Work Center Supervisor to Commanding Officer in IT/Cyber related fields. Dr. Davis brings a wide breadth of experience from the Department of Defense’s Information Technology/Cyber Strategic developments and at all levels of military leadership while serving on various navy ships, multiple senior military/civilian executive staffs, three Pentagon assignments, several joint staff assignments, and two NATO Alliance commands in the United States, Europe, Australia, South America, Africa, and Asia.
Areas of Expertise / Interest:
- Cybersecurity / Cyber Defense / Cyberspace / Strategies & Policies
- Military Leadership / Military Operations / Military History / NATO / National Security
- International Relations / Political Science / History
- IT Governance / Risk Management
- Organizational Leadership / Knowledge Management
- Computer Science / Systems Engineering / Encryption
- Information Technology / Information Systems
- Artificial Intelligence / Future IT Developments
Biography:
Education
- PhD - Business Administration, Northcentral University
- MS - International Relations - Salve Regina University
- MA - Military Studies, USMC Command & Staff College
- MS - Information Technology, University of Maryland University College
- B.A. - History, University of Rhode Island
- Graduate of U.S. Naval War College
- Graduate Certificate, MIT, National Security and Foreign Policy, Seminar XXI
- Graduate Certificate, Harvard University, Cybersecurity: Managing Risk in the Information Age
- Graduate Certificate, NATO Defense College, Rome, Italy
- Lean Six Sigma – Green Belt
Military Career
- 1981: Enlisted in the US Navy
- Advanced enlisted ranks E-1 to E-9 as a Radioman
- 1993: Commissioned through the Limited Duty Officer (LDO) Program
- 2003: Re-designated to the Information Professional (IP) Community
- Assigned to Pentagon reconstruction team post 9/11 attack to rebuild NMCC
- 2023: Retired from US Navy
Military Operations
- 1983-1984: Multinational Peacekeeping Operations Beirut, Lebanon
- 1985: Operation Just Cause (Tanker Escort Missions)
- 1991-1993: Operations Desert Shield/Storm/Southern Watch (Bahrain and Riyadh, SA)
- 2005-2006: Iraqi Freedom, Iraqi Oil Platforms in Northern Arabian Gulf
- 2006: NEO evacuation of 15,000+ Americans from Beirut, Lebanon
- 2014-2015: Operation Enduring Freedom (CJTF-HOA, Djibouti, Djibouti)
Academic / Military Recognition
- Delta Mu Delta Honor Society
- Golden Key Honor Society
- Delta Epsilon Sigma Honor Society
- National Society of Leadership and Success Honors Society
- 2015 Armed Forces Communications Electronic Associate Copernicus Award Winner
- 1991 U.S. Central Command / Tampa, FL Navy League Sailor of the Year
Military Awards / Qualifications
- Defense Superior Service Medal
- Legion of Merit
- Defense Meritorious Service Medal (3 awards)
- Meritorious Service Medal (4 awards)
- Navy Commendation Medal (4 awards)
- Joint Service Achievement Medal
- Navy Achievement Medal (4 awards)
- Enlisted Surface and Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist Designations
- Qualified Surface Warfare Officer
- Qualified Information Dominance Warfare Officer
- Joint Service Officer Qualification
- Master Training Specialist
- Basic | Intermediate | Advanced Information Professional Qualifications
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