Federico Cavada is an International Fellow at the College of Maritime Operational Warfare. He is an active-duty Chilean Navy officer and has served on board Chilean Navy ships for over thirteen years as a surface warfare officer, principal warfare officer, executive officer, and commanding officer. He has also served at the Chilean Navy Sea Training Center, the Chilean Naval Academy and the Chilean Naval War College as director of the Naval Staff Course. He graduated from NWC's Naval Command College in June 2024, after which he joined the Humanitarian Response Team under the College of Maritime Operational Warfare.