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Admiral Ray Smith
Admiral Smith is widely regarded as one of the Navy's most inspirational leaders. A Navy SEAL for 31 years, Admiral Smith achieved extraordinary success through focused, participatory leadership. During his four-year tenure as Commander of the 2300-men SEAL force, he raised personnel retention to a level three times the Navy average. As a Navy Captain, Admiral Smith led the Navy SEALs in Operation Desert Storm, conducting over 200 operations of strategic significance while incurring no casualties. Earlier in his career, Admiral Smith directed Navy SEAL training, generally considered to be the most challenging military training in the world. While in this position, Admiral Smith achieved the highest graduation rate in the 50-year history of the course (55%).
Admiral Smith was also the first Navy Flag officer to hold the position of Director of Assessment with the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations. In this position, Admiral Smith led 100 system analysts in providing recommendations directly to the Chief of Naval Operations to enable an improved execution of an $85 billion annual budget. Admiral Smith has a Bachelor of Science from the U.S. Naval Academy and a Master of Science in Physical Oceanography from the U.S. Naval Postgraduate School.