Michael Franken's Biography
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Full Name:
Michael 'Admiral Mike' Franken
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Jordan; 2 Children: Harris, Emma
Birth Date:
11/08/1957
Birth Place:
Lebanon, IA
Home City:
Sioux City, IA
Attended, Executive Leadership/Strategic Planning, University of Virginia Darden School of Business, 2014
Attended, Babson College - Franklin W. Olin Graduate School of Business, 2012
Attended, Seminar XXI, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003-2004
Attended, Legislative Affairs, The Brookings Institute, 1996-1997
MS, Underwater Warfare, The United States Naval Postgraduate School, 1985-1987
BS, Civil Enginering & Finance, University of Nebraska Lincoln, 1978-1981
Attended, Biochemistry, Morningside College, 1976-1978
Candidate, United States Senate, Iowa, 2020, 2022
No caucus information on file.
Deputy for Military Operations, United States Africa Command, 2016-2017
Admiral, United States Navy, 1978-2017
Director, Defense Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Agency, 2015
Chief of Legislative Affairs, United States Navy, 2012-2014
Senior Fellow, Center for Naval Analysis, 2018-present
Member, National Association of Corporate Directors, 2018-present
Advisory Board Member, Safe-Ports International, 2018-present
Distinguished Fellow, The Stimson Center, 2018-present
Board Member, Opaque Communications, 2017-present
Assistant Basketball Coach, Special Olympics, 2017-present
Board Member, Vive Concierge, 2017-present
Board Member, Zura Consulting, 2017-present
Member, Board Of Directors, The International Churchill Society, 2005-present
Member, Personal Staff, Senator Ted Kennedy, 1996-1997