Experts
Jim Woolsey
fmr. Director of Central Intelligence (CIA)
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Jim Woolsey talks about the need to develop democracy and the rule of law across beyond the Western world. Read More
November 7, 2007 | In World
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Energy and security expert Jim Woolsey on hybrid technology. Read More
November 7, 2007 | In Environment
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What should be the big issues of the 2008 presidential election?
Most of the focus is on cap and trade systems for carbon emissions, says Woolsey. Read More
November 7, 2007
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If you were advising the President on Iraq, what would your counsel be?
Jim Woolsey says more troops and more resources are needed in Iraq. Read More
November 7, 2007 | In Politics & Policy, World
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The U.S. historically has reacted quickly to changes in enemy tactics. This time, Jim Woolsey says it's taking a little too long. Read More
November 7, 2007 | In Politics & Policy, World
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How do we kick our addiction to oil?
We don't want to destroy oil, Jim Woolsey says, we just want to make it irrelevant. Read More
November 7, 2007 | In Science & Tech
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Why did you support the invasion of Iraq?
Jim Woolsey supported the invasion of Iraq, he just wishes it had been fought differently. Read More
November 7, 2007 | In Politics & Policy, World
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Do you have a political philosophy?
Jim Woolsey talks about political pigeonholing. Read More
November 7, 2007 | In Politics & Policy
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Woolsey talks about the 50s oil boom, the 70s oil bust, and the prospects of renewable energy. Read More
November 7, 2007 | In Environment
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Woolsey talks about how he planned to be a professor of history, but then his life took a different turn. Read More
November 7, 2007 | In Life & Death
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Jim Woolsey thinks it all depends on Congressional appropriations and future troop levels. Read More
November 7, 2007 | In Politics & Policy, World
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Re: How will this age be remembered?
It will all hinge on what happens in Iraq. Read More
November 7, 2007 | In World
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Jim Woolsey has a surprising idea for Iraq: a king. Read More
November 7, 2007 | In Politics & Policy, World
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Jim Woolsey counsels more direct activism in promoting new approaches to old problems, especially to promote alternative energy. Read More
November 7, 2007 | In Politics & Policy
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Bush's legacy will hinge on the outcome of the Iraq war, Jim Woolsey says. Read More
November 7, 2007 | In Politics & Policy
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Why was the administration so slow in respondi to the crisis in Iraq?
Jim Woolsey on renewable energy and the war in Iraq. Read More
November 7, 2007 | In Politics & Policy
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What forces have shaped humanity most?
Jim Woolsey believes that when your ideology dies, your will not be far behind. Read More
November 7, 2007 | In Science & Tech
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Do you have a political philosophy?
Woolsey is an old Scoot Jackson Democrat. Read More
November 6, 2007 | In Politics & Policy
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Woolsey cites his work on arms control and energy as his major contributions. Read More
November 6, 2007 | In Politics & Policy
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Jim Woolsey talks about his career, which has spanned defense and alternative energy. Read More
November 6, 2007 | In Politics & Policy
The Honorable James Woolsey is the Chairman of Paladin's Strategic Advisory Group. He is a partner at Booz Allen Hamilton and from 1993 to 1995 was the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). He endorsed Senator John McCain for president and served as one of McCain's foreign policy advisors. In his government service, his law practice, and his service on corporate boards, Mr. Woolsey has focused on the practical application of innovative technology and on the legal and managerial requirements that are necessary to accomplish this. During the last two decades, he has served on the boards of fourteen companies; almost all have been significantly involved in using high technology to improve security as well as provide other benefits to private and public sector consumers. He was an early member of the board of directors of Yurie Systems, Inc., a provider of ATM access technology and equipment and access concentrators, which, in 1997, was named by Business Week as the fastest-growing corporation in the U.S. As Under Secretary of the Navy, as a member of the President's Blue Ribbon Commission on Defense Management (Packard Commission), the Commission to Assess the Ballistic Missile Threat to the U.S. (Rumsfeld Commission, 1998) and as Director of Central Intelligence, Mr. Woolsey has been identified with promoting technological innovation in the interest of improving security. Mr. Woolsey received his B.A. Degree from Stanford University (With Great Distinction, Phi Beta Kappa), and a M.A. Degree from Oxford University, where he was a Rhodes Scholar, and an L.L.B. Degree from Yale Law School, where he was Managing Editor of the Yale Law Journal.
