Chris Maier
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict
34th Annual NDIA SO/LIC Symposium
Christopher P. Maier is the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict. Among his responsibilities are all special operations, irregular warfare, counterterrorism, and information operations policy issues and the oversight of special operations peculiar administrative matters, on behalf of the Secretary.
He previously led the Department of Defense's Defeat-ISIS Task Force from its inception until disestablishment, charged with policy and strategy development, international negotiations, oversight, authorities review, and national-level interagency implementation of the Department's role in the U.S. Government's campaign to achieve an enduring defeat of ISIS. In this role, he also directed the Secretary of Defense's leadership of the Defense Ministry components of the 80+ international members of the Defeat-ISIS Coalition.
From July 2015 to September 2017, Mr. Maier served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Combating Terrorism. In this role, Mr. Maier led the Department's policies, plans, authorities and resources related to special operations and irregular warfare, with special emphasis on counterterrorism, counterinsurgency, unconventional warfare, information operations and sensitive special operations.
Before moving to the Department of Defense, Mr. Maier held a number of positions at the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC), including Senior Advisor to the Director, Chief of Strategic Assessments and Regional Planning, and Chief of Staff in the Directorate of Strategic Operational Planning.
Speakers
- Dr. Lillian Alessa
- Lt Gen Dag Anderson, USAF
- Maren Brooks
- Jessica Carroll
- Andrew Carter
- Brig Gen Brenda Cartier, USAF
- GEN Richard Clarke, USA (Ret)
- Brig Gen Michael Conley, USAF
- LtGen Frank Donovan, USMC
- Maj Gen Steven Edwards, USAF
- Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA)
- COL Anh Ha
- Ambassador David Hale
- MG Patrick Higgins, USA (Ret)
- COL Dean Hoffman, USA (Ret)
- Sertac Karaman
- Borys Kremenetskyi
- Coley Lewis
- MG James Linder, USA (Ret)
- Erin Logan
- Chris Maier
- Joe Mariani
- Sean McFate
- Schuyler Moore
- COL Michael Murphy
- Hon. David L. Norquist
- Elizabeth Phu
- Joy Shanaberger
- Greg Smith
- Howard Strahan
- VADM Timothy Szymanski, USN (Ret)
- John Taft
- Richard Tilley
- Dr Alvaro Velasquez
- Mike Waltz