Ron Dowdell

About

Ron Dowdell, representing the US Navy, is a national security affairs fellow for the academic year 2014–15 at the Hoover Institution.

Dowdell, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1994, earning a bachelor of science degree in economics.  He holds a master’s degree in global leadership from the University of San Diego and a master’s in national security studies from the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island.  In 1996, he was designated a naval aviator. He has served in several squadrons and ships deploying to the Western Pacific and Arabian Gulf in support of Operations Southern Watch, Enduring Freedom, Iraqi Freedom, and Indonesian tsunami relief efforts.  Ashore, Dowdell served on the joint staff for the director for Force Structure, Resources, and Assessment, J-8.  His most significant career milestone was serving as the commander of Helicopter Anti-Submarine Squadron Light Three Seven based at the marine corps base in Hawaii.