Greg Chaney Email & Phone Number

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg

• Brief commander regarding USEUCOM and USAFRICOM operations, exercises and priorities.
• Interpret USEUCOM and USAFRICOM guidance in order to support two-star commander in implementing higher headquarters policies and regulations.
• Coordinate with staffs in order to ensure Commander’s engagement is focused on USEUCOM and USAFRICOM plans, priorities, objectives, and end states.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Provide written memorandum to the Special Master (Senior Executive) recommending the disposition claims.
• Supervise a team of attorneys and claim reviewers in recommending economic loss for New York Police Department and New York City Fire Department resulting from injures incurred as a result of 9/11.
• Interpret congressional intent to ensure economic loss is appropriately determined per congressionally directed requirement to right-size awards for economic loss.
• Assisted in developing team structure in order to improve efficiency and decrease functional breakdown regarding review process in order to increase the pace at which awards are granted.

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg

• Briefed 4-star Combatant Commander regarding exercises, operations and crises in Europe and Israel.
• Represented Combatant Commander before Joint Staff and ensure Joint Staff policies and regulations are implemented within USEUCOM current operations and by subordinate commands.
• Led cross functional operations, logistics and intelligence team during international crises.

Arlington, Virginia, United States

• Provided written/verbal assessments and predictive analysis regarding political-military affairs.
• Action Officer for military to military talks between the U.S., The Netherlands, and the United Kingdom.

Arlington, Virginia, United States

• Program manager for external matters, including, among other things, construction, environmental and local community concerns that impact Marine Corps bases.
• Responsible for relationships with external agencies including the FAA, local businesses and Congress regarding, among other things, construction, environmental and local community concerns that impact Marine Corps.

• Exercise Assistant Staff Judge Advocate responsible for legal review of cyber operations which required a legal review of federal law regarding the conduct of cyber operations.
• Prioritize expenditure of personnel funds of approximately $1 million per approved staffing plan.

• Program manager for external matters, including, among other things, construction, environmental and local community concerns that impact Marine Corps bases.
• Responsible for relationships with external agencies including the FAA, local businesses and Congress regarding, among other things, construction, environmental and local community concerns that impact Marine Corps.

Angola

• Engaged with Angolan government and non-government organizations regarding refugee matters, environment, science, health, military, demining, and economic development.
• Drafted cables detailing potential opportunities to improve relationship with the government of Angola.
• Selected to coordinate and lead Ambassador’s over-road visit to central Angola which included meetings with regional and local officials, non-government organizations and demining organizations.
• Conducted Leahy vetting in support of Department of State led training events.

• Opened the Office of Security Cooperation at U.S. Embassy Luanda.
• Responsible for supervision and expansion of military-to-military medical programs to include Defense HIV/AIDS Prevention Program (DHAPP) and Humanitarian Assistance Programs.
• Coordinated with Angolan military officials to fund (using approximately $350,000 in Department of Defense funds) and conduct SADC military HIV-AIDS conference.
• Drafted security cooperation annex of annual memorandum regarding Ambassador’s security cooperation funding priorities.
• Conceived of and organized bi-weekly Office of Security Cooperation, USAID and PEPFAR Humanitarian Assistance Working Group (“HAWG”) in order to address cross cutting issues, resolve major differences and difficulties.

• Reserve Major/Lieutenant Colonel
• Team leader and program manager for a multi-disciplinary, multi-organization staff that produced time-sensitive intelligence products for Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff and Joint Staff abreast of current intelligence.

• Program manager and policy advisor for defense, international affairs, homeland security, and international trade which required making final recommendations significantly changing, interpreting, and/or developing.
• Drafted memoranda in order to provide timely information for member regarding issues in my portfolio.
• Coordinated with Senate Commerce Committee to include drafting of cybersecurity legislation.
• Staffed member on Senate Finance Committee matters related to international trade and steel.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Policy advisor for defense, defense appropriations, veterans affairs, foreign affairs, homeland security, transportation, science and technology, intelligence, education, judiciary, immigration and budget required.
• Drafted memoranda in order to provide timely information for member regarding issues in my portfolio.
• Staffed member on Senate Budget Committee.

• Appellate Defense Counsel - Wrote appellate briefs on behalf of clients. Reviewed trial transcripts for legal and factual errors. Represented clients before the Navy/Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals and the Court.
• Legal instructor - Provided legal advice regarding courts-martial to the Commanding Officer of The Basic School and taught UCMJ (law) courses and investigative processes to entry-level Marine Corps officers.
• Senior Defense Counsel - Represented service members before trial courts (federal court) and administrative hearings.
• Officer of in Charge of Legal Assistance - Provided legal assistance to service members and their families regarding estate planning, domestic relations and family law, income tax assistance, consumer affairs.

• Program manager and team leader for Safety, Environmental and Operational Risk Management programs.
• Taught legal, investigative rules and regulations along with Operational Risk Management courses.
• Legal Counsel to Commanding Officer, The Basic School, regarding criminal and administrative matters.

• Managed, planned, coordinated and analyzed daily civil affairs operations in al Anbar, Iraq.
• Coordinated daily activities of civil affairs Marines in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.
• Member of election support planning cell that assisted in the planning and execution of the first democratic election in Al Anbar, Iraq.
• Briefed Commanding General, 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, and staff daily on civil affairs operations in Al Anbar in addition to giving a bi-weekly brief on the re-building and stabilization efforts in Al Anbar.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Staffed Chairman of the Special Oversight Panel on Terrorism under the House Armed Services Committee.
• Supported legislative initiatives, policy, and strategies related to combating international and domestic terrorism.
• Planned and coordinated series of hearings to brief members on how uniformed military services would respond to 9/11.

• Led and mentored a team of twelve Drill Instructors through the process of making Marines at Marine Corps basic training (boot camp).
• Led approximately 300 recruits through boot camp.

Quantico, Virginia, United States

• Marine Corps attorney entry level training.
• Learned basic infantry tactics.
• Learned the practice of law as applied the military.

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

• Reserve and active duty junior officer.
• Represented Marine Corps at intelligence community events.
• Program manager responsible for preparing intelligence information for deploying Marine Corps units.

Lansing, Michigan, United States

• Led Marine Corps infantry squad.

Senior Executive Fellows

Master Of Laws (Ll.M.), National Security And Foreign Relations Law

Activities and Societies: Intern, Defense Intelligence Agency, Office of General Counsel (Feb 14 - Apr 14) • Wrote and reviewed memoranda.

Master In Public Policy (M.P.P.), International Relations

Doctor Of Law (J.D.)

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), General Studies