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John F. Lehman, Jr. (born
September 14,
1942) is an
American investment banker and
writer who served as
Secretary of the Navy in the
Reagan administration and since
2003 has been a member of the
9/11 Commission.
Lehman currently serves on the National Security Advisory Council for the
Center for Security Policy (CSP), and on the board of trustees for the think tank
Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI). Lehman is also a member of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States. He also serves as an advisor to Sen. John McCain for the 2008 presidential race.
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Education and family
Born in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he graduated from
La Salle College High School and received a B.S. in
international relations from
St. Joseph's University in
1964, gained a B.A. and M.A. from the
University of Cambridge,
England and went on to earn a Ph.D. from the
University of Pennsylvania.
He is a first cousin, once removed of the late
Grace Kelly (Princess Grace of Monaco), and is Chairman of the Princess Grace Foundation-USA, a public charity established after Princess Grace's death to support emerging artists in film, dance and theater. He led the American delegation to the funeral of
Prince Rainier. He and his family live in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and Manhattan.
Military career
Lehman served in the
Air Force Reserves for three years while at Cambridge, then in
1968 left the Reserves and joined the
United States Navy Reserve as an
ensign, later rising to the rank of
commander. Lehman worked for
UBS AG, then later was president of Abington Corporation, from
1977 to
1981, when he was appointed Secretary of the Navy. As the 65th Secretary, Lehman launched the idea of building a "
600-ship Navy" and was unique in still serving as a Commander in the Naval Reserve while Secretary at the young age of forty. He developed a strategic concept to counter the threat of Soviet incursion into Western Europe known as the "Lehman Doctrine." The plan called for a military response to any Russian invasion in Europe by attacking and invading the Soviet Far East along the Pacific, a much less defended front. Forces would sever the trans Siberian railroad and fight westward toward Moscow. Lehman was important in the forced retirement of Admiral
Hyman G. Rickover. Lehman resigned in
1987.
Later career
As of 2004, Lehman is chairman of the private
equity investment firm J. F. Lehman and Company, as well as chairman of the controversial
Hawaii Superferry. He is also an honorary member of the
First Troop Philadelphia City Cavalry, the oldest military unit in continuous service to the Republic of the United States.
As of 2005, he's a member of a number of influential conservative American
thinktanks, including the
Project for the New American Century, the
Heritage Foundation, the
Foreign Policy Research Institute, the
Center for Security Policy, and the
Committee on the Present Danger.
After his work in the 9/11 commission in 2002, there was increased speculation that Lehman might be named to a chief security post within the Bush administration. Positions suggested included CIA Director, Director of National Intelligence and Defense Secretary (if Donald Rumsfeld stepped down).
As of 2006, none of this speculation has proved accurate. He currently serves as Chairman of the Princess Grace Foundation-USA and as a director of the OpSail Foundation. He is also a member of the Board of Overseers of the School of Engineering at the
University of Pennsylvania, and is a trustee of
La Salle College High School.
(External Link) Additionally, Lehman is an Advisory Board member for the
Partnership for a Secure America, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to recreating the bipartisan center in American national security and foreign policy.
Books
- On Seas of Glory
- Command of the Seas
- Making War
- America the Vulnerable
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