Eric Greitens

Born in Missouri and educated in public schools, Eric earned scholarships to attend Duke University, where he graduated Summa Cum Laude and was selected as a Rhodes Scholar. He attended the University of Oxford and earned a master’s degree and a Ph.D. He studied how international humanitarian organizations can best help children in war zones and worked as a humanitarian volunteer and documentary photographer in Bosnia, Rwanda, Cambodia, Albania, Mexico, India, and Bolivia.

Eric left Oxford to serve as a United States Navy SEAL officer and deployed four times during the Global War on Terrorism. The Association of the United States Navy named him the Navy Reserve Junior Line Officer of the Year, and his 18 military awards include the Combat Action Ribbon, the Purple Heart, and the Bronze Star.