Isaiah (Ike) Wilson III is a master strategist and a leading advocate for change in America’s concepts of and approaches to security and defense policy, and affairs of war and peace.A decorated combat veteran, former army aviator, and strategist, he most recently served as Director (Chief), Commander’s Initiatives Group, for the Commander, U.S. Central Command.

Wilson is a professor of practice in the School of Politics and Global Studies and formerly served as a professor and academic program director at West Point, where he also founded the West Point Grand Strategy Program.

Wilson has numerous publications to his credit, including, Thinking Beyond War: Civil-Military Relations and Why America Fails to Win the Peace.