General John A. Gordon served in the White House as the President's Homeland Security Advisor from June 2003 until June 2004 and as the Deputy National Security Advisor for Counter Terrorism and the National Director for Counter Terrorism from June 2002 to June 2003. Prior to joining the White House team, General Gordon was the first administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration and Undersecretary of Energy, responsible for the entirety of the nation's nuclear weapons program, serving from June 2000 until June 2002. As an Air Force four-star general, he was the Deputy Director of Central Intelligence from October 1997 until June 2000. General Gordon's thirty-two-year Air Force career included significant concentration on research and development, strategic planning, missile and space operations, inter-governmental operations, and international negotiations. General Gordon holds an M.S. degree in physics and an M.A. degree in business administration.
General Gordon is now a private consultant and serves on the boards of several corporations and non-profit organizations.
"American leadership has long identified reducing oil dependence as a national imperative, yet we never seem to be able to make progress.
This distinguished group of business leaders and retired military leaders working with SAFE are a highly credible new voice that will make every effort to finally achieve that objective." General John A. Gordon, USAF (Ret.)
Former Homeland Security Advisor to the President
