Tad Oelstrom

Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy
Director,
National Security Program
Executive Education
Office Address
124 Mt. Auburn - Suite 195-104
Mailing Address
John F. Kennedy School of Government
Mailbox 127
79 JFK Street
Cambridge, MA 02138
Contact
Phone: 617-495-0954
Fax: 617-495-8561
Email: tad_oelstrom@harvard.edu
Tad Oelstrom

Profile

Tad Oelstrom, Adjunct Lecturer in Public Policy, is Director of the National Security Program at the Kennedy School. The National Security Program encompasses a broad range of executive education initiatives, e.g., the program for Senior Executives in National and International Security, the National Security Fellows program, the U.S.-Russia Security program, the Black Sea Security Program, and the China Security Program. He joined the faculty in 2001 after more than 35 years in the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a Lieutenant General. As a Command Pilot, he has flown more than 20 types of fighter aircraft, served in six different countries, and participated in combat in both Southeast Asia and Southwest Asia. He has command experience at all tactical levels from Flight through Numbered Air Force. Key senior command positions include three different fighter wings in England, Southwest Asia, and Germany, the U.S. Third Air Force in England, and the U.S. Air Force Academy. Key staff assignments include Director of Fighter Operations, Tactical Air Command, Executive Officer to the Deputy Commander, U.S. European Command, and Inspector General U.S. Air Forces in Europe.

 

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