Paul Becker

Paul Becker is a former Naval Intelligence Rear Admiral and high-demand motivational keynote speaker.  He successfully built and led large, diverse, high-performaing teams in peace, crisis and combat.  He's also an inspirational Stage IV Bone Marrow Cancer survivor who inspires patients and healthcare professionals by sharing lessons  on how to turn tragedy into triumph.  

Upon leaving the Navy, Paul founded and became President of a successful Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). The Becker T3 Group (T3 = Teamwork, Tone, Tenacity ... Paul's watchwords of leadership) is a plaftform for public speaking and advisory services focused on global risk management, business intelligence and improving individua and organizational performance in the corporate and healthcare sectors. 

In 2016-17, Paul led the Presidential Transition's Intelligence Community Landing Team which provided policy input, strategic guidance and operational counsel to new administration Cabinet Secretaries. His military service includes; Director of Intelligence (J2) for the Joint Chiefs of Staff where he was the principal intelligence advisor to the Chairman who provided direct military advice to the President, the U.S. Pacific Command in Hawaii, the International Security Assistance Force Joint Command in Afghanistan, Commanding Officer of the Department of Defense's largest Joint Intelligence Operations Center and an Assistant Naval Attaché to France.

He holds an MPA from Harvard's Kennedy School of Government and a BS from the U.S. Naval Academy. Rear Admiral Becker is the recipient of the National Intelligence Community and Department of Defense's Distinguished Service Medals and the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. The Naval Intelligence Community recognized RADM Becker in 2016 by establishing the "Teamwork, Tone, Tenacity" leadership award in his honor.