Dr. David McIntyre is the Deputy Director for Research for the ANSER Institute for Homeland Security. He has 14 years of experience as a strategist. In June 2001 he retired as a Colonel from a 30-year Army career, culminating in eight years on the faculty of the National War College - National Defense University, the last three as Dean of Faculty and Academic Programs. As a faculty member, he taught courses in National Security Strategy, Military Strategy and Operations, Asia-Pacific Security, strategy, and culture, and served as the Director of Research and Writing.

For the previous six years, he worked on political-military affairs and strategic issues in the Office of the Chief of Staff, Army, in Washington, DC, and as the speechwriter for the Commander-in-Chief, United States Pacific Command, in Honolulu, Hawaii. As an armor officer, he was Airborne, Ranger, and Jumpmaster qualified, with ten years of joint experience. He served in airborne and armored cavalry units in both the United States and Germany, and on the faculty of the English Department at West Point.

McIntyre holds a BS in Engineering from the U.S. Military Academy, an MA in English and American Literature from Auburn University, and a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Maryland. The subject of his dissertation was "Offense-Defense Theory and the Revolution in Military Affairs." He is a graduate of the US Army War College and the National War College, as well as the MIT Seminar XXI Program in Foreign Politics, International Relations and the National Interest. His areas of expertise are Security Studies and Grand Strategy, National and Military Strategy, Homeland Security issues, Joint and Combined Theater-Level Strategy, and Asia-Pacific Security issues.

(Parties interested in contacting Dr. McIntyre may forward their messages to the following email address: Dave.McIntyre@anser.org)