James O. ELLIS Jr.
Name
Admiral James O. ELLIS Jr. (Ret.)
Current Positions
Co-Chairman, National Security Task Force, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, USA
Co-Chair, Project on Taiwan in the Indo-Pacific Region, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, USA
Annenberg Distinguished Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, USA
Academic Background
M.S., Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
M.S., Aeronautical Systems, University of West Florida, USA
U.S. Naval Academy
Past Experiences
• 2013: Elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering, USA
• 2006-2009: President’s Intelligence Advisory Board
• 2004-2012: President and Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of Nuclear Power Operations (INPO), Atlanta, Georgia, USA
• Retired 4-star Admiral
• 2004: Admiral Ellis completed a distinguished 39-year Navy career. His final assignment was Commander of the United States Strategic Command.
• Admiral Ellis’ shore assignments included numerous senior military staff tours; he once participated in Persian Gulf War and Operation Desert Storm. Senior command positions included Commander in Chief, USA Naval Forces, Europe and Commander in Chief, Allied Forces, Southern Europe during a time of historic NATO expansion. He led United States and NATO forces in combat and humanitarian operations during the 1999 Kosovo Crisis.
• 1996: After selection to Rear Admiral, he served as a Carrier Battle Group Commander leading Contingency Response Operations in the Taiwan Straits.
• 1991: In terms of Asia Pacific defense, he assumed Command of the USS Abraham Lincoln, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.