Todd Veazie served as Director of the Strategic Multilayer Assessment (SMA) office in the Joint Staff’s Operations Directorate. Prior to reentering public service, Todd was the Chief Operating Officer at Kiernan Group Holdings, Inc a global consulting firm specializing in law enforcement, risk
services, defense, intelligence, emergency management, and critical infrastructure resiliency.
Todd served for thirty years in the United States Navy attaining the rank of Captain. He transitioned to the federal executive service and was assigned to the National Counterterrorism Center. At NCTC he led a talented team
that provided dispassionate, whole of government assessments and strategic decision support to the President and his National Security Council staff.
He was born in Washington D.C. and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Science from the University
of South Carolina and was commissioned in 1986. After commissioning he reported to Basic Underwater
Demolition/SEAL training. As a Naval Special Warfare (NSW) SEAL officer he served in East and West Coast SEAL
Teams and deployed to over fifty countries around the globe. He led Naval Special Warfare formations in the
execution of combat and peacetime special operations missions in Latin America, Europe, Africa, the Western
Pacific, Central Asia, and the Middle East. Command tours include SEAL Team SEVEN in San Diego, Naval Special
Warfare Unit THREE in Bahrain as well as duty as Commodore, Naval Special Warfare Group FOUR in Virginia
Beach.
Todd served in numerous staff assignments that include the Executive Director of Joining Forces in the Office of
the First Lady at the White House, personnel policy at the Bureau of Naval Personnel, the Assistant Chief of Staff
for Resources, Requirements, and Assessments (J8) for the Commander, Naval Special Warfare Command and in
the Operations Directorate (J3) on the Joint Staff at the Pentagon. He is a 2003 Graduate of the National War
College earning a Master’s Degree in National Security Strategy.