
Vice Admiral Robert Harward (Ret.)
Former Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command
Vice Admiral Robert Harward (Ret.) is Executive Vice President for International Business and Strategy at Shield AI, where he is responsible for expanding the company’s international business operations and strategy on every continent. Before joining Shield AI, he was a chief executive at Lockheed Martin for eight years and a Vice Admiral (SEAL) in the United States Navy, with his last assignment as Deputy Commander, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM). He has been recognized by Forbes as one of the fifty (#10) most influential CEOs in the Middle East.
OPINION — Every mission begins with trust. In World War II, the U.S. government trusted private energy producers to deliver aviation gasoline at record scale, and those companies trusted Washington [...] More



