Jason K. Dempsey

Jason Dempsey is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and holds a doctorate from Columbia University. He previously served as an infantry officer in the United States Army, and his tactical assignments included service in the 82nd Airborne Division, the 75th Ranger Regiment, the 10th Mountain Division, the 101st Airborne Division, and the 3rd Infantry Division. He deployed to Iraq in 2005 and spent nearly two years in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2014, first conducting counterinsurgency campaigns in provinces south of Kabul and along the border with Pakistan. He later returned as a combat advisor to the Afghan Border Police. Between those deployments to Afghanistan, he spent two years in the White House, where he worked as a White House Fellow to help design and launch Joining Forces, First Lady Obama and Dr. Biden’s comprehensive national initiative to support service members and their families. He last served in uniform as special assistant to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He currently teaches and writes on civil-military relations and works on improving the post-service pathways for military veterans.