Join retired US Army four star general (NATO Supreme Commander, Europe), and former US presidential candidate Wesley Clark as he reflects on strategic leadership for the 21st century.
General Wesley Clark tailors each speech to his audience, employing his expertise and scholarly background to relate world events to current business strategies. Intimately aware of the political strategy and psychology that dictates corporate bottom lines, he applies his experience and skills in strategic leadership, high technology, training, and organizational development to the challenges facing the corporate world—offering a singularly informed and dynamic view of leadership based on honor, conviction, and action.
General Wesley K. Clark is a businessman, educator, author, commentator, and licensed investment banker who serves as Chairman and CEO of Wesley K. Clark & Associates, a strategic consulting firm. Clark retired as a four-star general after 38 years in the United States Army, having served in his last assignments as Commander of US Southern Command and then as Commander of US European Command/ Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. He worked with Ambassador Richard Holbrooke in the Dayton Peace Process, where he helped write and negotiate significant portions of the 1995 Dayton Peace Agreement. In his final assignment as Supreme Allied Commander Europe, he led NATO forces to victory in Operation Allied Force, a 78-day air campaign backed by ground invasion planning and a diplomatic process, saving 1.5 million Albanians from ethnic cleansing.
A candidate for the presidency in 2003, General Clark is a Vietnam veteran, a West Point graduate, and a former Rhodes Scholar.
Among his many awards and honors are the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the State Department's Distinguished Service Award, five Defense Distinguished Service Medals, the Silver Star, and the Purple Heart.
In 2019, Clark founded Renew America Together, a nonprofit organization designed to promote and achieve greater common ground in America by reducing partisan division and gridlock. A best-selling author, General Clark has written four books and is a frequent contributor on TV, newspapers, and radio; he speaks on diplomacy, leadership, and technology before business and public audiences.
