Patrick Garvey is a Senior Fellow at The Lugar Center. He possess expertise in national security, defense, policy, policy analysis, foreign policy and 45 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "Patrick is a well-respected, highly qualified officer who provided significant value to the Policy Division in the Strategy, Plans, and Policy Directorate at US Central Command. As Chief of the Policy Division, I relied on Patrick to understand and communicate the policies governing operations in the US Central Command Area of Responsibility, which includes the Middle East and the Central Asian States. Patrick provided insights that prepared our senior level, flag officer leadership for engagement with high level officials throughout the region. He also provided value through the review of key strategic policy documents, such as the Unified Command Plan. I highly endorse Patrick for work in this area."