Thomas E. Creely, Ph.D.
Director Ethics and Emerging Military Technology Program

Biography
Thomas Creely, Ph.D., is creator and director of the Ethics and Emerging Military Technology Graduate Certificate Program at the U.S. Naval War College, which conducts research on ethics of emerging disruptive technologies contributing to policy. He has ollaborated with Five Eyes The Technical Cooperation Project ELSEI, Special Competitive Studies Project, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, DOD Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office, Defense Innovation Board, Cyber Solarium 2.0, and IEEE Society for Social Implications of Technology. He also serves as a subject matter expert in Women, Peace, and Security and serves on the WPS General Committee and Faculty Advisory Council.
Contact Information
Areas of Expertise
- Ethics
- Leadership
- Military Technology
- Women, Peace, and Security
Professional Highlights
Board of Directors Member for Association for Practical and Professional Ethics
Director of Ethics and Emerging Military Technology Graduate Certificate Program
Member of The Conference Board Global Business Conduct Council
Lead Professor
Project Lead for the Navy Ethics Curriculum Framework
Education
Ph.D., Salve Regina University, 2006, Humanities
M.Div., New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, 1984, Theology
M.B.A., University of Mississippi, 1981, Finance
B.B.A, University of Mississippi, 1977, Banking and Finance
Related Credentials
Five Eyes The Technical Cooperation Project Ethical, Legal, Social, Environmental Action Group on Biotechnology
Deputy Chair and U.S. Lead
Special Competitive Studies Project
Member of Defense Panel
Women, Peace, and Security Subject Matter Expert
Research Contributions and Publications
Revue Internationale De La Compliance Et ĽÉthique Des Affaires (International Review of complaiance and Business Ethics) Focus: “Ethics and Emerging Technolog: Understanding the Emerging Threat.”
N ᵒ13-14 Du 30 Mar 2017
Ethics and Technology: A Component to the Third Offset Strategy.
Fall 2016
Northern Plains Ethics Journal
The Impact of Ambient Intelligence Technologies on Individuals, Society and Warfare.
Fall 2016, Vol. 19
The Bridge: The Magazine of the Naval War College Foundation
Contributor to War and Religion: An Encyclopedia of Faith and Conflict (2016)
Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO Publishers
External Memberships and Associations
Board of Governors, Society for Social Implications of Technology, IEEE
At-Large Member
Association for Practical and Professional Ethics
Board of Directors, 2019-2023
International Society for Military Ethics
Society for Business Ethics
The Conference Board Global Business Conduct Council
Member
NATO Ethical Leadership Technical Research Team
Member
R.S. Hartman Institute Board of Directors
Member
Ethics and Emerging Military Technology Graduate Certificate Program
Director
Naval War College Foundation
Member
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