ExecutiveAction, LLC – “The Problem Solving Company” – Announces R. James Woolsey to Head Senior Advisory Board
For Immediate Release
October 25, 2007
Washington D.C. – ExecutiveAction, LLC today announced that R. James Woolsey has been named Chairman of the company’s Senior Advisory Board.
"Jim Woolsey is uniquely qualified to head our Advisory Board in view of his vast international experience and his comprehensive knowledge of the U.S. Government,” said Neil C. Livingstone, Chairman and CEO of ExecutiveAction. “On top of that, he's a great American."
The Senior Advisory Board provides unique perspectives and insights to the management of the company and, on occasion, its clients. Livingstone said that he expects to name up to nine more members of the panel in the coming months.
R. James Woolsey
Woolsey was previously Director of Central Intelligence and currently is Vice President and an officer of Booz Allen Hamilton. For much of his career, Woolsey was a partner with a major law firm, where he specialized in civil litigation and alternative dispute resolution.
Woolsey served as Ambassador to the Negotiation on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (1989-1991), Under Secretary of the Navy (1977-1979), and General Counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services (1970-1973).
He has been on numerous boards and commissions, including The National Commission on Terrorism, The Commission to Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat to the U.S., The President's Blue Ribbon Commission on Defense Management (Packard Commission), and The President's Commission on Strategic Forces (Scowcroft Commission).
Woolsey received a B.A. degree from Stanford University (with Great Distinction, Phi Beta Kappa), an M.A. from Oxford University (Rhodes Scholar), and an LL.B from Yale Law School (Managing Editor of the Yale Law Journal, 1968).
ExecutiveAction
ExecutiveAction was founded to solve unique business, political, regulatory, legal and other problems. The firm currently is involved in rebranding foreign businesses, opening new markets both in the U.S. and abroad, and developing strategies for the acquisition of companies.
ExecutiveAction also provides competitive intelligence services to U.S. clients, along with security, logistics, and investigative support.
The firm brings together a broad range of experts, including attorneys, former intelligence and law enforcement officials, private detectives, public relations experts, Wall Street professionals, journalists, and veterans of the special operations community.
The company’s experts have worked in more than 100 countries on four continents. The company goes anywhere a U.S. passport is legal.
Livingstone previously served as Chairman and CEO of GlobalOptions, a company he founded in 1998 and which went public in 2005. He is the author of nine books on terrorism and national security affairs and a frequent commentator on radio and television.
For more information, visit our website at www.executiveaction.com.
Contact:
Bill Livingstone
ExecutiveAction
202-223-4888