Military + Global Conflict Speakers

Our military and global conflict speakers offer inspired perspectives from their lived experiences. Their topics include first-hand war stories, in-depth examinations of both current and historical conflicts, and lessons on leadership and resiliency.

Elliot Ackerman

International relations expert, bestselling novelist, journalist, and U.S. Marine Corps Veteran

Phil Klay

U.S. Marine Corps veteran and author of Redeployment, winner of 2014 National Book Award for Fiction

Amy McGrath

U.S. Marine Corps veteran and founder of Honor Bound, Inc.

D.J. Vanas

Member of the Ottawa Tribe, author of The Tiny Warrior and host of the PBS special Discovering Your Warrior Spirit

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Shane Bauer

Investigative reporter and author of American Prison

Rosa Brooks

American law professor and author of Tangled Up in Blue

Brian Castner

Decorated war veteran and author of The Long Walk and Disappointment River

Richard A. Clarke

America’s first czar of cybersecurity and counter-terrorism, and author of The Fifth Domain.

Steve Coll

Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, New Yorker staff writer, and author of Ghost Wars and Directorate S

Dexter Filkins

Pulitzer Prize-winning foreign correspondent and author of The Forever War

James Hatch

Retired member of the Naval Special Warfare Development group, author of Touching the Dragon, and founder of Spike’s K9 Fund

Fredrik Logevall

Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Embers of War and Vietnam War historian

Marjane Satrapi

Academy Award-nominated director, cartoonist, and author of Persepolis

Jeff Shaara

New York Times-bestselling author of historical and military fiction

Lawrence Wright

Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower and staff writer for The New Yorker
Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau