Lt Col Jerad T. Warren

Lt Col Jerad Warren is a highly decorated Special Operations Air Force Officer currently stationed in Wisconsin. As part of his current duties, he commands a Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment that develops leaders for society and the Air Force. Among the many awards and decorations awarded to him are bronze stars, meritorious service medals, and medals for the War on Terrorism, Afghanistan, and Iraq campaigns. His nominator Todd Breyfogle describes Jerad as a precise speaker who possesses “quiet gravitas and unusual intellectual powers” and who “reads voraciously, digests complex works with admirable clarity and capacity for recall.” Outside of his work, Jerad is an involved father of four who coaches athletics and enjoys adventure sports with his family.  Jerad is a Fellow of the third class of the Civil Society Fellowship, a Partnership of ADL and The Aspen Institute, and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.