GNSI Tampa Summit 3 (Day 1) Vice Admiral Brad Cooper Keynote Speaker

Vice Admiral Brad Cooper delivers the first Keynote Address of the third GNSI Tampa Summit: Artificial Intelligence in the Era of Strategic Competition. Vice Admiral Cooper is the Deputy Commander of United States Central Command (USCENTCON). Cooper is a 1989 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, and earned a master’s degree in Strategic Intelligence from the National Intelligence University. He has also studied national security policy and international relations at Harvard and Tufts Universities.


A career Surface Warfare Officer, he served on guided-missile cruisers, guided-missile destroyers, aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships. His ship commands include USS RUSSELL (DDG 59) and USS GETTYSBURG (CG 64).

As a flag officer, he most recently served as commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command/FIFTH Fleet/Combined Maritime Forces. Cooper established the Navy’s first unmanned and artificial intelligence Task Force, and led multiple real world operations countering Iranian and Houthi malign activity throughout the Middle East, including operations Prosperity Guardian and Poseidon Archer in the southern Red Sea.

Cooper is a recipient of the Admiral Elmo Zumwalt Award for Visionary Leadership.

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