Vice Admiral Peter Garvin, US Navy, is President of the National Defense University in Washington, DC. An Annapolis grad, he is a career Naval Aviator who served until August, 2024 as President of the US Naval War College in Newport. 

“It is an honor to serve my teammates. It is the shared mission, the family feel, the nobility of the cause that binds us. I place a huge investment in paying it forward for junior officers and Sailors. Don’t just talk about mentorship, but be active…always.”
-Pete Garvin