Mark Kennedy
Director, Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition
(202) 691-4201
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As Director of the 浪花直播 Center鈥檚 Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition, Mark Kennedy (U.S. Congress, 2001-07 MN) defines paths to strengthening the alliances, technology, and economic foundations of America鈥檚 global leadership.
As President Emeritus of the University of Colorado and past President of the University of North Dakota, Kennedy highlights the central role of technology in economic development and geopolitical competition.
As an appointed Civic Leader supporting the Secretary of the Air Force and a Senior Fellow at CNA - Center for Naval Analyses, Kennedy champions the grand strategy and military needed to deter aggression.
Mark applies experiences as a first-generation college graduate, presidentially appointed member of the Advisory Committee for Trade Policy and Negotiations, author of Shapeholders, Business Success in the Age of Activism (Columbia University Press), member of the Council on Foreign Relations, member of the Boston Global Forum鈥檚 Board of Thinkers, Chairman Emeritus of the Economic Club of Minnesota, corporate executive, University of Michigan MBA (with distinction) and St. John鈥檚 University (MN) graduate.
Kennedy has engaged wide cross-sections of society in over 45 countries, including refugee camps, war zones, 60+ military bases and three aircraft carriers at sea.
Insight & Analysis by Mark Kennedy
- Article
- Strategic Competition
Building a US Sovereign Fund: Function First, Politics Second

- Article
- Strategic Competition
America鈥檚 Maritime Blind Spot: How China is Gaining the Upper Hand on the High Seas
- By
- Mark Kennedy and
- Christa Brzozowski

- Article
- Strategic Competition
Research Universities Will Determine Who Wins the Tech Marathon

- Article
- Strategic Competition
360掳 View of a US Sovereign Wealth Fund
- By
- Mark Kennedy,
- Courtney Fingar,
- Jerry Haar,
- and 6 more

- Article
- Strategic Competition
Preserving the Ideals of the Enlightenment in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

- Article
- Strategic Competition
Preparing for the Next Conflict: How NATO is Fortifying Its Defenses
- By
- Mark Kennedy and
- Jeremy "Maestro" Renken

- Past event
- Strategic Competition
US and Japan Collaborating on Energy Security and Infrastructure

- Article
- Strategic Competition
America鈥檚 AI Strategy: Playing Defense While China Plays to Win
