Robert Spalding
Robert Spalding is Co-Founder and CEO of SEMPRE, a standalone 5G service and software platform designed to power the automated world. He also serves as a Senior Fellow at the Hudson Institute where his work focuses on U.S.–China relations, economic and national security, and the Asia-Pacific military balance. Spalding is a retired United States Air Force Brigadier General, an accomplished innovator in government, and a national security policy strategist. He has served in senior positions of strategy and diplomacy within the Departments of Defense and State for more than 26 years. He is globally recognized for his knowledge of Chinese economic competition and influence, as well as for his ability to forecast global trends and develop innovative solutions. His innovation while serving in the White House has led to a reset in national security and public policy regarding telecommunications in the US as well as globally.
Robert Spalding Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer
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Special Assistant to the Vice Chief of Staff
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Senior Director for Strategic Planning, NSC
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Senior Military Fellow
Academic History
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Ph.D., Economics and Mathematics
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M.S./B.S., Agricultural Economics
CURRENT APPOINTMENTS
CEO, SEMPRE
Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute
Life Member, Council on Foreign Relations
Member, Air Force Association
Member, NACD
Board Member, Jamestown Foundation
Research Professor, Institute of World Politics
Senior Adviser, Center for American Defense Studies
AIR FORCE & DEFENSE
He was the Chief Architect of the framework for national competition in the Trump Administration's widely praised National Security Strategy (NSS), and the Senior Director for Strategy to the President.
His relationship with business leaders, fostered during his time as a military fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, allowed him to recommend pragmatic solutions to complex foreign policy and national security issues.
Under his leadership, the 509th Operations Group—the nation’s only B-2 Stealth Bomber unit—experienced unprecedented technological and operational advances.
He is a former China strategist for the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff at the Pentagon.
He was a Senior Director for Strategic Planning, National Security Council, White House, Washington D.C.
He is a skilled combat leader, promoter of technological advances to achieve improved unit performance, and a seasoned diplomat.
MEDIA & PUBLICATIONS
Spalding has written extensively on national security matters.
His academic papers and editorial work are frequently published and cited, both nationally and internationally.
He has lectured globally, including engagements at the Naval War College, National Defense University, Air War College, Columbia University, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapore, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory and other Professional Military Educational institutions.
He has been interviewed about the economy and national security on FOX News, BBC, OAN, and CNBC, as well as numerous radio and YouTube channels, both nationally and internationally.