Chelsea Chae

Chels Chae served in the United States Army for nearly 30 years, culminating his career as the Chief of Staff for Joint Task Force – Homeland Defense. He is a subject matter expert in disaster management, multinational operations, international negotiations and organizational design and capability development. Chels has extensive experience working closely with 29 of the 36 countries in the U.S. Pacific Command as well as NATO member nations. He has provided oversight and directed extensive Army Theater Security Cooperation Plan spanning 24 partner nations in the Asia-Pacific region.

Chels’ education includes a Master of Strategic Studies from US Army War College and a Master of Advanced Military Studies. He obtained a Bachelor of Science in International Relations from the United States Military Academy and received training from the Institute of Design at Stanford University on Design Thinking.