Dennis C. Blair
Dennis Cutler Blair (born February 4, 1947) is the former United States Director of National Intelligence and a retired United States Navy admiral who was the commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific region. Blair was a career officer in the U.S. Navy and served in the White House during the presidencies of both Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan. Blair retired from the Navy in 2002 as an Admiral. In 2009, Blair was selected as President Barack Obama’s first Director of National Intelligence, but after a series of bureaucratic battles, he resigned on May 20, 2010.
Dennis Blair | |
|---|---|
| 3rd Director of National Intelligence | |
| In office January 29, 2009 – May 28, 2010 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Deputy | David Gompert |
| Preceded by | Mike McConnell |
| Succeeded by | James Clapper |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dennis Cutler Blair February 4, 1947 Kittery, Maine, U.S. |
| Education | United States Naval Academy (BS) Worcester College, Oxford (MA) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Branch/service | United States Navy |
| Years of service | 1968–2002 |
| Rank | Admiral |
| Battles/wars | War on Terror |
He currently serves as a member of the Energy Security Leadership Council of Securing America's Future Energy, and is on the boards of the Atlantic Council, Freedom House, the National Bureau of Asian Research, and the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations. He also serves as co-chair of the annual Pacific Energy Summit.
He also serves as a senior advisor to Ron Wahid, Chairman of Arcanum, a global strategic intelligence company and subsidiary of Magellan Investment Holdings.