In 38 years of service in the United States Army, Wesley K. Clark rose to the rank of four-star general as

NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. Since retiring from the military in 2000, he has taken on the

roles of investment banker, alternative energy leader, author, cable network television military analyst and

businessman. In September 2003, he answered the call to stand as a Democratic candidate for President

of the United States, where his campaign won the state of Oklahoma and launched him to national

prominence before he returned to the private sector in February 2004. Clark has chaired several public and

private companies, and is a progressive leader in pursuing energy solutions.

Clark graduated first in his class at West Point and completed degrees in philosophy, politics and

economics at Oxford University (B.A. and M.A.) as a Rhodes Scholar. While serving in Vietnam, he

commanded an infantry company in combat, where he was severely wounded and evacuated home on a

stretcher. He commanded at the battalion, brigade and division level, and served in a number of significant

staff positions, including service as the Director Strategic Plans and Policy (J-5). Clark finished his career as

NATO commander and Supreme Allied Commander Europe where he led NATO forces to victory in

Operation Allied Force, saving 1.5 million Albanians from ethnic cleansing.

His awards include the Presidential Medal of Freedom, Defense Distinguished Service Medal (five awards),

silver star, bronze star, purple heart, honorary knighthoods from the British and Dutch governments, and

numerous other awards from other governments, including award of Commander of the Legion of Honor

(France).

The author of three books, “Waging Modern War: Bosnia, Kosovo and the Future of Combat,” “Winning

Modern War: Iraq, Terrorism and the American Empire” and “A Time to Lead: For Duty, Honor, Country,”

Clark also serves as Chairman/CEO of Wesley K. Clark & Associates, a strategic consulting firm, and Co-

Chairman of Growth Energy.

General Clark joined UCLA as a senior fellow at the Burkle Center for International Relations in UCLA’s

International Institute in 2006, where he teaches seminars, publishes through the Burkle Center and hosts

an annual conference of government, corporate and opinion leaders from around the world on national

security. General Clark currently serves in leadership roles with a number of non-profit public service

organizations, including VoteVets (Board of Advisors), Democrats Work (National Advisory Board), Project

H.E.R.O. (Campaign Chairperson), the Center for Strategic and International Studies (Distinguished Senior

Adviser), the Center for American Progress (Trustee), the International Crisis Group (Board Member), City

Year Little Rock (Board Chair), the United States Institute of Peace (United Nations Task Force Member),

and the General Accountability Office (Advisory Board Member). He also serves as a member of the Clinton

Global Initiative’s Energy & Climate Change Advisory Board and ACORE’s Advisory Board.

Clark has been on the front lines of the world’s emerging markets, intimately aware of the political strategy

and psychology that dictates corporate bottom lines. He applies his experience and skills in strategic

leadership, high technology, training and organizational development to the challenges facing the corporate

world - offering a singularly informed and dynamic view of leadership based on honor, conviction and action.