HOME. Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, a former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, ... a professor of political science at Duke University who has studied the military for decades. Martin Edward Dempsey KBE (born March 14, 1952), sometimes known as Marty Dempsey, is a retired United States Army general.He was the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from October 1, 2011 until September 25, 2015. He was the 37th Chief of Staff of the Army from April 11, 2011 to September 7, 2011. Gen. Martin E. Dempsey concluded his 41 years of military service in 2015, spending the final four years as the 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, where he served as the top military adviser to President Barack Obama. He now teaches leadership and public policy as a Rubenstein Fellow at Duke University and serves as Chairman of USA Basketball. Married to: Children: Grandchildren: Education: Career Highlights: Deanie, his high school sweetheart Three Nine Master of Arts in Literature; Duke … (Ret.)

GEN(R) MARTIN E. DEMPSEY. Martin E. Dempsey (born March 14, 1952) is a United States Army general and the 18th and current Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.He previously served as the 37th Chief of Staff of the Army from April 11, 2011, to September 7, 2011. On Monday, 20 April I’ll join Gen. Martin Dempsey, the former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in a very wide-ranging online discussion moderated by Mr. Buz Waitzkin about the “Coronavirus and the Military.” The event is sponsored by the Duke Initiative for Science & Society and will take place at 1230 hrs (12:30 p.m.). More. ABOUT. GENERAL MARTIN E. DEMPSEY, named one of TIME magazine’s most influential people, retired in October 2015 after 41 years of military service. Biography and description of the life of General Martin Dempsey, 18th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States Military.
SPEAKING. He now teaches leadership and public policy as a Rubenstein Fellow at Duke University and serves as Chairman of USA Basketball. He retired on September 25, 2015. NEWS.

General Dempsey’s post-military career includes a teaching position at Duke University in public policy and leadership, a role as the Special Advisor to the Commissioner of the National Basketball Association for leader development and youth programs, and as Chairman of USA Basketball.

BOOKS. By Brian Martin. More information and registration (required! ABOUT GENERAL DEMPSEY . General Dempsey also sits on the Boards of TAPS and The Bob Woodruff Foundation.