Former Deputy Commander, US Central Command (USCENTCOM) & Chief Executive Officer for Lockheed Martin in the UAE

Bob Harward is the Chief Executive Officer for Lockheed Martin in the UAE and lives in Abu Dhabi. In this role, he is responsible for all aspects of the company’s business interests in the UAE, including strategy, operations, and growth of Lockheed Martin programs, as well as successful execution of all ongoing business. A National Security Expert, in both theory and application, he served on the National Security Council for the Bush administration, commissioned the National Counter Terrorism Center, and has extensive combat/counterterrorism experience as a US Navy SEAL, in Afghanistan (he led both invasions in 2001 and 2003), Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Yemen and Bosnia. A US Naval Academy alumni, he holds a Masters degree in International Security Affairs, and is a graduate of the Naval War College and the MIT Foreign Policy Program. He also served as an executive fellow at RAND and speaks Farsi. Prior to joining Lockheed Martin, he was a Vice Admiral (SEAL) in the United States Navy, with his last assignment as Deputy Commander, US Central Command (USCENTCOM). He currently serves on the Secretary of Defense Threat Reduction Advisory Committee (TRAC).