JACK WEINSTEIN

Jack Weinstein, Lieutenant General, USAF (Ret), is a Professor of the Practice of International Security at the Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University. His areas of expertise include nuclear, space, and cyberspace operations; defense strategy and policy; and organizational leadership. Prior to this position, he served in the USAF from 1982 to 2018. In his last assignment, he served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration, Headquarters Air Force. In 2005, he deployed to Southwest Asia as Director of Space Forces for operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. He has commanded at the squadron, group, wing, and numbered Air Force levels. He also served as the Director of Programs, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Programs, Director of Air, Space, and Cyberspace operations, Headquarters Air Force Space Command, and as the Vice Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command.