Bryan Clark

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology

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Bryan Clark is a senior fellow at Hudson Institute. He is an expert in naval operations, electronic warfare, autonomous systems, military competitions, and wargaming.

Biography

Bryan Clark is a senior fellow and director of the Center for Defense Concepts and Technology at Hudson Institute. He is an expert in naval operations, electronic warfare, autonomous systems, military competitions, and wargaming.

From 2013 to 2019, Mr. Clark was a senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) where he led studies for the DoD Office of Net Assessment, Office of the Secretary of Defense, and Defense Advanced Research Products Agency on new technologies and the future of warfare.

Prior to joining CSBA in 2013, Mr. Clark was special assistant to the chief of naval operations and director of his Commander’s Action Group, where he led development of Navy strategy and implemented new initiatives in electromagnetic spectrum operations, undersea warfare, expeditionary operations, and personnel and readiness management.

Mr. Clark served in the Navy headquarters staff from 2004 to 2011, leading studies in the Assessment Division and participating in the 2006 and 2010 Quadrennial Defense Reviews. His areas of emphasis were modeling and simulation, strategic planning, and institutional reform and governance. Prior to retiring from the Navy in 2008, Mr. Clark was an enlisted and officer submariner, serving in afloat and ashore submarine operational and training assignments including tours as chief engineer and operations officer at the Navy’s nuclear power training unit.

Mr. Clark is the recipient of the Department of the Navy Superior Service Medal and the Legion of Merit. He received his MS in national security studies from the National War College and BS in chemistry and philosophy from the University of Idaho.

Events
04
October 2023
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
Integrating a Force for Twenty-First-Century Deterrence and Warfighting
Featured Speakers:
Bryan Clark
Jim Taiclet
(Lockheed Martin)
04
October 2023
In-Person Event | Hudson Institute
Integrating a Force for Twenty-First-Century Deterrence and Warfighting
(Lockheed Martin)
Featured Speakers:
Bryan Clark
Jim Taiclet
08
September 2023
Past Event
Gaining Ground in the Pacific: The US Army’s Role in Campaigning to Deter China
Featured Speakers:
Bryan Clark
Dan Patt
Charles A. Flynn
Joint Pacific Forces conduct Air Assault training during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) rotation at Townsville Field Training Area (TFTA), Townsville, Australia, August 1, 2023.  (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Mariah Aguilar)
08
September 2023
Past Event
Gaining Ground in the Pacific: The US Army’s Role in Campaigning to Deter China

Join Senior Fellows Bryan Clark and Dan Patt for a discussion with General Charles A. Flynn, commanding general of the US Army, Pacific, about how long-term campaigning can help the US compete with and deter China.

Joint Pacific Forces conduct Air Assault training during the Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Center (JPMRC) rotation at Townsville Field Training Area (TFTA), Townsville, Australia, August 1, 2023.  (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Mariah Aguilar)
Featured Speakers:
Bryan Clark
Dan Patt
Charles A. Flynn
07
August 2023
Past Event
A Requiem for Dominance: New US Strategies to Deter Aggression
Featured Speakers:
Bryan Clark
Dan Patt
Ezra Cohen
Rear Admiral Mike Studeman (USN)
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07
August 2023
Past Event
A Requiem for Dominance: New US Strategies to Deter Aggression
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Featured Speakers:
Bryan Clark
Dan Patt
Ezra Cohen
Rear Admiral Mike Studeman (USN)
28
July 2023
Past Event
Fighting into the Bastions: The Future of Undersea Warfare
Featured Speakers:
Bryan Clark
Admiral Jamie Foggo (US Navy, Ret.)
Chuck Fralick
Kevin Decker
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28
July 2023
Past Event
Fighting into the Bastions: The Future of Undersea Warfare
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Featured Speakers:
Bryan Clark
Admiral Jamie Foggo (US Navy, Ret.)
Chuck Fralick
Kevin Decker
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Caption
The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Newport News returned home to Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, on January 3, 2023. ( John Narewski via DVIDS)
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Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
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