Shoshana S. Chatfield, Ed.D.

President U.S. Naval War College Leadership
Rear Adm., U.S. Navy
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Biography

Rear Adm. Shoshana Chatfield is the President of the U.S. Naval War College and a career naval helicopter pilot. A native of Garden Grove, California, she graduated from Boston University in 1987 with a Bachelor of Arts in international relations and French language and literature. She received her commission through Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (NROTC) in 1988 and earned her wings of gold in 1989. Chatfield was awarded the Navy’s Political/Military (Pol-Mil) Scholarship and attended the Kennedy School of Government, receiving a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University in 1997. In 2009, the University of San Diego conferred upon her a doctorate of education.

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Education

Ed.D., University of San Diego, 2009, Education

M.P.A, Harvard University, 1997, Public Administration

B.A., Boston University, 1987, International Relations and French Language and Literature

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