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John Wood is the Director for Afghanistan-Pakistan Coordination at the Near East and South Asia Center for Strategic Studies. Prior to joining the NESA Center he served as the Senior Director for Afghanistan, The National Security Council, Washington, D.C. from 2007 to 2009 under both the Bush and Obama Administrations. John served 28 years in the United States Army as an Armor officer, retiring as a Colonel. Prior to his time at the National Security Council, he served in the Pentagon as the Assistant Deputy Director for Politico-Military Affairs – Asia, The Joint Staff, where he was responsible for regional planning and policies for the implementation of the National Security Strategy for Asia, providing politico-military advice to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the National Command Authorities, and supporting the commanders of the U.S. Central Command and the U.S. Pacific Command. He holds a bachelors degree from the US Military Academy, West Point, NY, as well as masters degrees from the Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California (Operations Research and Systems Analysis Engineering) and from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, National Defense University, Washington, D.C. He is a graduate of the Combined Arms and Services Staff School, the Command and General Staff College, and the Industrial College of the Armed Forces. John resides in northern Virginia with his wife, Laura. They have three children. Education
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John Wood, Faculty Member
"The eye values clarity, the ear values sharpness, the mind values wisdom. If you look with the eyes of All under Heaven, there is nothing you will not see. If you listen with the ears of All under Heaven, there is nothing you will not hear. If you think with the minds of All under Heaven, there is nothing you will not know. When you receive information from all directions, just like the spokes converging on the hub of a wheel, your clarity will not be obfuscated " ~ The T'ai Kung
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