Admiral James Stavridis (Ret.), USN, PhD has served on Fortinet's Board of Directors since October 2021 and chairs its Cybersecurity Committee. He spent 37 years in the U.S. Navy, rising to four-star Admiral and serving as the 16th Supreme Allied Commander of NATO, and later was Dean of The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. He is currently a Partner and Vice Chairman, Global Affairs of The Carlyle Group, and holds a PhD in international relations from The Fletcher School at Tufts University.