William Harry McRaven (born November 6, 1955) is a retired United States Navy four-star admiral who served as the ninth commander of the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM) from August 8, 2011 to August 28, 2014. From 2015 to 2018, he was the chancellor of The University of Texas System.

Mar 20, 2023 · Vice Admiral William McRaven—who commands a U.S. Navy SEAL team—pinpoints six essential principles of “spec ops” success: simplicity, security, repetition, surprise, speed and purpose. For each case study, he provides political and military context, a meticulous reconstruction of the mission itself and an analysis of the operation.

Mar 17, 2022 · William McRaven is one of the most famous Navy SEALs in American history. A four-star admiral, he was in command and helped organize the operation that killed Osama bin Laden. He retired from his storied US military career in 2014, leaving behind an incredible legacy.

Apr 1, 2024 · After retiring from the U.S. military in 2014, McRaven served as the chancellor of the University of Texas System and has written several books on leadership. Now, he has been...

William McRaven, former University of Texas System chancellor and retired U.S. Navy four-star admiral, joined the school as a professor in national security in 2018. As chancellor, he oversaw 14 institutions that educate 221,000 students and employ 20,000 faculty and more than 80,000 health care professionals, researchers and staff.

Admiral William H. McRaven is a retired U.S. Navy Four-Star admiral and the former Chancellor of the University of Texas System. During his time in the military, he commanded special operations forces at every level, eventually taking charge of the U.S. Special Operations Command.

Feb 2, 2022 · McRaven served from June 2008 to June 2011 as the 11th commander of Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) headquartered at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

May 12, 2019 · Admiral William McRaven, now retired, thought commanding the operation that killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of al-Qaida, would be the crowning achievement of his 37 years as a Navy SEAL. "I ...

William H. McRaven is Professor of National Security at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas in Austin and a Senior Advisor at Lazard. He previously served as Chancellor of the University of Texas System.

Admiral William H. McRaven is a retired U.S. Navy Four-Star admiral and the former Chancellor of the University of Texas System. In the military he commanded special operations at every level, including combat during Desert Storm, Iraq and Afghanistan.