Richard Root Email & Phone Number

Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Washington D.C. Metro Area (Pentagon)

Legislative Strategist (Program Analyst), with the Office of Assistant Secretary of the Army (FM&C), Congressional Budget Liaison. Duties include advising senior leaders on congressional matters and the formulating and executing of strategic engagements for Army senior leaders on complex policies and procedures governing appropriations functions with.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

Enjoying my transition from 25 years of military service to the civilian sector.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Primary advisor and assistant to the Chief Legislative Liaison in the formulation, coordination and implementation of policies and programs to reinforce the Army’s rapport with Congress. Serve as a conduit to Congress.
• Manager and supervisor for the executive staff consisting of 3 senior officials and 7 direct reports.
• Develop and implement administrative policies, orchestrator of organization’s staff process, facilitator and manager of routine operations resulting in enhanced productivity and mission accomplishment.
• Principal coordinator and inculcator to external agencies deputies and chief of staffs.
• Advisor to the CLL on all matters concerning Congress to include legislative proposals, hearing preparation and testimony, office call preparation, budget analysis, member interaction, relationship building with.

Afghanistan

• Director Congressional Affairs for the Commander, International Security Assistance Force – Afghanistan (ISAF). Special Advisor to the ISAF Commander, General John Allen on all Congressional matters and related.
• Planned, designed and executed comprehensive legislative program resulting in securing $89 billion in funding from defense appropriations and authorizations committees for 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).
• Developed and prepared senior leaders (General Officers (US and Coalition), Ambassadors and senior executives on all congressional actions resulting in over 70 congressional oversight visits, 5 congressional hearings.
• Monitored House and Senate appropriation and authorization bills, provided an executive summary on key congressional hearing allowing a proactive approach to conflict resolution before passage into law.
• Developed information for members of congress and professional staff to educate and inform them on matters of importance to mission accomplishment.
• Prepared, reviewed and facilitated critical correspondence with members of Congress and their staffs ensuring accurate and timely information was available for assisting in their preparation of bills.

Carlisle, PA

Master of Arts in Strategic StudiesConcentrations: Civil Military Relations and Regional Study: Middle East Thesis: Warrior or Pundit: Ethical Struggle of Army Senior LeadersAcademic and Leadership: Lecturer & panel member Eisenhower Series College Program (ESCP) One of 12 students selected to be members of 2011 Eisenhower lecture group. Traveled across.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Forward Liaison to staff and Members of United States Senate, built the trust and confidence of both parties through selection by Members of Congress to perform duties as a military escort on congressional oversight.
• Informed and educated Members of Congress on Army Narrative resulting in an increase in Army Caucus membership by 15%: from 24 to 39 U.S. Senators.
• Conducted over 40 congressional trips to over 50 countries: escort to Senators Reid (D-NV), Levin (D-MI), Reed (D-RI), Dodd (D-CT), Corker (R-TN), Kerry (D-MA), Murray (D-WA), Graham (R-SC), Landrieu (D-LA), Begich.

Fort Campbell, Kentucky

Chief Executive (commander) for a 400+ person organization equipped with over $25 million worth of equipment. Trained, deployed, and commanded in a complex ambiguous and volatile combat environment with responsibility for a metropolitan city (Tikrit, Iraq). I led this complex and nonstandard organizational change, which resulted in an increase in the.

Fort Hood, Texas

Responsible for assisting with the integration of lethal and nonlethal fires, including artillery, joint fires, and close air support into division operations (20K person organization across a land equivalent of three medium-sized states). Proposed, wrote, and orchestrated the targeting process and oversaw the execution of shaping and decisive operations.

Masters Strategic Studies, Military Strategic Studies, With Focus On Civil Military Relations

Concentration: Civil Military Relations and Regional Study: Middle East Thesis: Warrior or Pundit: Ethical Struggle of Army Senior Leaders.

Master Of Arts (Ma), Human Resource Development

Academic Achievement: Only 2001 student chosen to perform an intervention with Keller Business and Management School, Kansas City, KS, to.

Bs, Criminology

Academic Achievement: Selected for a 3-year ROTC scholarship and achieved dean’s list for academics. Leadership Achievement: Selected as.