Dean

Texas A&M University has named accomplished national security expert John B. Sherman ’92 as the next dean of the Bush School of Government and Public Service. Sherman currently serves as the Chief Information Officer for the U.S. Department of Defense where he serves as the principal adviser to the Secretary of Defense for information management, information technology and information assurance, as well as space systems, satellite communications and telecommunications matters.

Sherman has served in national security for 30 years, holding senior positions in the Central Intelligence Agency, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA).

Sherman is a Distinguished Military Graduate of Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history. While at Texas A&M, he was a Ross Volunteer and served as commander of the Corps of Cadets. He also earned a Master of Public Administration degree from the University of Houston. After graduating from Texas A&M, Sherman was an air defense officer in the U.S. Army’s 24th Infantry Division.

Sherman has been awarded the Meritorious Presidential Rank, the Defense Intelligence Agency Director’s Award, the CIA Intelligence Medal of Merit, the Secretary of Defense Medal for Meritorious Civilian Service and the NGA Meritorious Civilian Service Medal.

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