Vice Admiral Ann E. Rondeau, United States Navy
President, National Defense University

Vice Admiral Rondeau is the President, National Defense University. The National Defense University is the premier center for Joint Professional Military Education (JPME) and is under the direction of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense.

Vice Admiral Rondeau graduated with a degree in history in 1973 from Eisenhower College, where she was selected by the Board of Trustees as “Most Distinguished Graduate” and received the Groben Award for Leadership. She has a master's degree in comparative government from Georgetown University. She has served in leadership, staff and command assignments in myriad mission areas: fleet operations (anti-submarine warfare, air operations, operations, intelligence, maritime transportation and sealift), strategy and policy, training and education, business enterprise and shore installations. She has served as a White House Fellow and as a Chief of Naval Operations Fellow. Vice Admiral Rondeau is Surface Warfare qualified, earning qualifications on both MSC Merchant Marine vessels and U.S. Navy combatants. She holds subspecialty qualifications in political-military affairs, operational intelligence, operations analysis, strategy and planning and military transportation and is a licensed private pilot. Vice Admiral Rondeau is a permanent member of the Council on Foreign Relations. As President of NDU she is a member of the Board of Directors of the United States Institute for Peace, as well as Department of Defense liaison to The Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress. She is currently pursuing a doctoral degree from Northern Illinois University. She has been conferred an honorary doctoral degree in public service from Carthage College, Kenosha, Wisconsin and received the New York City USO 2008 Woman of the Year award.

EDUCATION

1973 Bachelor’s degree in history from Eisenhower College

1973 Officer Candidate School

1974 Information Systems Officers School and Nuclear Weapons School

1977 Naval Intelligence Officers School

1982 Master’s degree in comparative government from Georgetown University

1985 White House Fellow

1987 MTMC Port Operations Course

1995 Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) Fellow, Strategic Studies Group (Naval War College)

1997 Prospective Commanding Officer Shore Station Command Course

2000 Navy Executive Business Course (Naval Post Graduate School)

2001 Capstone (National Defense University)

2004 Leadership at the Peak (Center for Creative Leadership)

2004 Navy Corporate Business Course (Senior Executive Course, Keenan-Flagler School of
                Business, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)

2008 Pinnacle (National Defense University)

ASSIGNMENTS

1974 - 1976 Commander, Pacific Fleet, Fleet Communications

1976 - 1980 Patrol Squadron Fifty, Air Intelligence Officer and Operations Officer

1980 - 1982 Georgetown University

1982 - 1983 Navy Staff (Strategy and Policy/NATO-Europe Branch)

1983 - 1984 Office of Secretary of Defense (Policy Analysis)

1984 - 1985 Office of Secretary of Defense (African Affairs)

1985 - 1986 White House Fellow (Department of Justice)

1985 - 1987 Special Assistant for National Security Affairs to the United States Attorney General

1987 - 1989 Executive Officer, Fast Sealift Squadron One

1987 - 1989 Officer in Charge, Military Sealift Command Unit, New Orleans

1989 - 1990 CNO Executive Panel

1990 - 1992 Battalion Officer, United States Naval Academy

1992 - 1994 Commanding Officer, Naval Support Activity La Maddalena, Italy

1994 - 1995 CNO Fellow, Strategic Studies Group (Naval War College)

1995 - 1996 Military Assistant to Principal Under Secretary of Defense (Policy)

1996 - 1997 Quadrennial Defense Review

1997 - 1999 Commanding Officer, Naval Support Activity, Millington, TN

1999 - 2001 ACOS for Shore Installations (Commander, Pacific Fleet Staff)

2001 - 2004 Commander, Naval Training Command and Naval Service Training Command

2004 - 2005 Commander, Naval Personnel Development Command

2005 - 2006 Director, Navy Staff

2006 - 2009 Deputy Commander, United States Transportation Command

2009 - Present President, National Defense University

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS

Defense Distinguished Service Medal

Navy Distinguished Service Medal

Defense Superior Service Medal

Legion of Merit (4)

Defense Meritorious Service Medal (2)

Navy Meritorious Service Medal (3)

Navy Commendation Medal (3)