<< Back to Faculty Brad Carson Professor of Public Policy Education & Training JD, University of Oklahoma College of Law MA, Politics, Philosophy and Economics, Trinity College, Oxford University BA, Baylor University bc5ap@virginia.edu Garrett Hall L048 Curriculum Vitae Areas of focus National Security Brad Carson has built a distinguished career in public service, law, and education. Before joining the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy, he was the acting Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel & Readiness at the Department of Defense. Carson oversaw the human resources, military readiness, education and training, and health care of the nearly 5 million servicemembers, civilian employees, and their dependents within the Department of Defense and managed an internal organization of 30,000 employees. For his work, the military historian Richard Kohn hailed Carson as the most consequential person to ever hold the job. Carson earlier served as the Under Secretary of the U.S. Army, where he managed the daily operations of the largest military service, and as General Counsel of the U.S. Army, where he managed the world-wide legal operations of the largest military service. A Rhodes Scholar, he is widely published and a noted authority on national security, energy policy, and American politics. From 2001-2005, he served two terms as a U.S. Congressman. Later, he was appointed to the faculty of the business and law schools at the University of Tulsa, where he directed the National Energy Policy Institute and taught academic courses on energy policy, property law, negotiation and game theory, globalization, and law and literature. Carson deployed as an intelligence officer during Operation Iraqi Freedom and was awarded the Bronze Star for his service. Related Content Batten Professor Selected as University of Tulsa’s Next President News Brad Carson, a native Oklahoman who represented the state’s 2nd Congressional District in the House of Representatives, taught courses related to national security and public sector innovation at Batten. Batten Faculty Teach-In Event Please join us for a post-election faculty teach-in featuring a panel of Batten faculty representing diverse experiences as policy practitioners. Batten students, faculty and staff are encouraged to participate in this informal dialogue and reflection. Panelists include Batten's Rick Campanelli, Brad Carson, and Jennifer Lawless. Dinner and Dialogue: Understanding and Responding to Ongoing Crises in the U.S. and Beyond Event Join Dean Solomon and Professors Brad Carson and Tim Davis for dinner and informal dialogue. Hacking for Defense at the Batten School News On the last day of fall classes, while other students prepared for the onslaught of exams, seven student teams from the Batten School traveled to the Pentagon to present their semester-long projects to officials from the Department of Defense (DoD). View All
Batten Professor Selected as University of Tulsa’s Next President News Brad Carson, a native Oklahoman who represented the state’s 2nd Congressional District in the House of Representatives, taught courses related to national security and public sector innovation at Batten.
Batten Faculty Teach-In Event Please join us for a post-election faculty teach-in featuring a panel of Batten faculty representing diverse experiences as policy practitioners. Batten students, faculty and staff are encouraged to participate in this informal dialogue and reflection. Panelists include Batten's Rick Campanelli, Brad Carson, and Jennifer Lawless.
Dinner and Dialogue: Understanding and Responding to Ongoing Crises in the U.S. and Beyond Event Join Dean Solomon and Professors Brad Carson and Tim Davis for dinner and informal dialogue.
Hacking for Defense at the Batten School News On the last day of fall classes, while other students prepared for the onslaught of exams, seven student teams from the Batten School traveled to the Pentagon to present their semester-long projects to officials from the Department of Defense (DoD).