Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness
In office April 2, 2015 – April 8, 2016
Appointed by
Barack Obama
Preceded by
Jessica Wright
Succeeded by
Peter Levine (acting)
United States Under Secretary of the Army
In office March 28, 2014 – June 30, 2015
President
Barack Obama
Preceded by
Joseph W. Westphal
Succeeded by
Ryan D. McCarthy
General Counsel of the Army
In office 2012–2014
President
Barack Obama
Preceded by
Steven J. Morello
Succeeded by
Alissa Starzak
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 2nd district
In office January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2005
Preceded by
Tom Coburn
Succeeded by
Dan Boren
Personal details
Born
(1967-03-11) March 11, 1967 (age 57) Winslow, Arizona, U.S.
Nationality
American Cherokee Nation
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Julie Carson
Education
Baylor University (BA) Trinity College, Oxford (MA) University of Oklahoma (JD)
Brad Rogers Carson (born March 11, 1967) is the 21st President of the University of Tulsa.
Prior to his presidency, Carson was an American lawyer and politician from the state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2005.
He is the only person to have voted on the authorization of the Iraq War in Congress and to have subsequently fought in it.[1] He served with the 84th EOD Battalion of the US Army in 2008–2009, earning a Bronze Star.
From 2015 to 2016, Carson was the Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, where he initiated a number of notable reforms to include opening up all combat positions to women, open service by transgender service members, and new recruiting and retention practices.[2][3] He served as Under Secretary of the Army from 2014 to 2015 and as General Counsel of the Army from 2012 to 2014.[4][5]
From 2017 to 2021, Carson was a professor of public policy at the University of Virginia's Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy.[6]
On April 5, 2021, the University of Tulsa announced Carson had been selected to be the 21st president of the university, effective July 1, 2021.[7]
In 2024, Carson launched Americans for Responsible Innovation,[8] a new policy group dedicated to artificial intelligence. He currently serves as President of ARI, which is based in Washington, D.C, while remaining President of the University of Tulsa.[9]
^"Game changer: tales of transformation". Centreforpublicimpact.org. June 27, 2017. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
^Schmidt, Michael S. (June 9, 2016). "Defense Secretary Seeks to Find and Keep Those With Key Expertise". The New York Times. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
^"Transgender troops could raise concerns for service leaders". USA Today. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
^"Carson sworn in as 20th general counsel of the U.S. Army". United States Army. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
^"Carson sworn in as 31st Under Secretary of U.S. Army". United States Army. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
^"Batten Professor Selected as University of Tulsa's Next President". UVA Today. April 6, 2021. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^Krehbiel, Randy. "Former Congressman Brad Carson named new University of Tulsa president". Tulsaworld.com. Tulsa World. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
^"Americans for Responsible Innovation – Dedicated to policy advocacy in the public interest for emerging technology". responsibleinnovation.org. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
^Heath, Ryan (March 6, 2024). "Exclusive: New approach to regulating AI".
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