Admiral Gary Roughead '73 to Join FOCUS26 as Distinguished Speaker
Decision Lens today announced Admiral Gary Roughead, USN (Ret.), former Chief of Naval Operations, as a Distinguished Speaker at FOCUS26. The invitation-only annual gathering convenes government leaders, practitioners, researchers, and policy thinkers on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at The Square in Washington, D.C.
Roughead served as the senior officer in the U.S. Navy and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. He held six operational commands and is one of only two officers in the history of the Navy to have commanded both the U.S. Atlantic and Pacific Fleets. As the Navy’s Chief of Legislative Affairs he was responsible for the Department of the Navy’s interaction with Congress. He was Deputy Commander of U.S. Pacific Command during the relief effort following the 2004 tsunami in South and Southeast Asia.
BZ '73!