Dr. Tangredi holds the Leidos Chair of Future Warfare Studies and is Professor of National, Naval and Maritime Strategy in the Center for Naval Warfare Studies of the U.S. Naval War College.  He has wide experience as a strategist and leader of strategic planning teams.


He has published six books, over 150 journal articles, and numerous analytical reports for a wide range of government agencies and academic organizations.  His writings have won 14 awards for outstanding professional military literature. His latest book (co-edited with George Galdorisi) AI at War: How Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning Are Changing Naval Warfare was published in April 2021 by Naval Institute Press.


A retired U.S. Navy Captain and surface warfare officer, he served in numerous warships and commanded USS Harpers Ferry (LSD-49).  Among other assignments, he was Head of the Strategy and Concepts Branch of the Navy Staff, Director of the Strategic Planning for the Navy International Programs Office, and U.S. Defense Attaché to the Hellenic Republic of Greece.