Federal Executive Fellows 2009-2010

Matthew Frankel

Matthew Frankel is a visiting fellow at the Brookings. He has had a distinguished career as a senior analyst working on Iraq, and has authored numerous papers on a variety of Iraq-related issues including militants, Iraqi tribes, and the role of neighboring countries. A trained imagery analyst, he earned numerous awards for his groundbreaking work supporting Operation Allied Force in 1999. Mr. Frankel received his B.A. in international relations from Tufts University and masters of international law and diplomacy from the Fletcher School in 1996.

Lieutenant Colonel Charles A. McLean II (U.S. Marine Corps)

LtCol “Chip” McLean has led Assault Amphibian Vehicle (AAV) units at the platoon, company, and battalion levels - including tours in Somalia, Okinawa, and aboard the USS Frederick (LST-1184) with the 11^th Marine Expeditionary Unit. He has served at various staff levels including a tour with USCENTCOM and as aide-de-camp for Commander, Marine Forces Central Command / CG I Marine Expeditionary Force. Since 2001, LtCol McLean has deployed in support of several operations and exercises to include Operations Enduring Freedom, Bright Star, Internal Look, and Iraqi Freedom I and II.

LtCol McLean is a distinguished military graduate of the Virginia Military Institute with a B.A. in history. He is a graduate of the U.S. Army Armor Officer Advance Course, Joint Forces Staff College, and both the Marine Corps’ Expeditionary Warfare and Command and Staff Non-Resident Courses. He is a 2001 distinguished graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School and holds M.A.s in both national security affairs with a concentration in Southwest Asia and in international security affairs and civil-military relations.

Lieutenant Colonel Tom Miller (U.S. Air Force)

Col Miller was commissioned as a Distinguished Graduate through the Air force Reserve Officer Training Corps, his experience includes logistics and maintenance positions at the squadron, wing and headquarters level. He has led planning teams and aircraft deployments to numerous countries and took part in Operations PROVIDE COMFORT, ALLIED FORCE, and IRAQI FREEDOM. He has commanded squadrons in both Iraq and the United States, was Executive Officer to the Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics, Installations and Mission Support and most recently was a Division Chief on The Joint Staff at the Pentagon.

Col Miller received his Bachelor of Business Administration in Management from the University of Texas at Arlington, his MBA in Aviation from Embry Riddle Aeronautical University and his Masters of Military Art and Science from Air University. He has done graduate work with the Air Command and Staff College, Air War College and the Joint Forces Staff College.

Commander Gregory Parker (U.S. Navy)

After flight training and designation as an EA-6B “Prowler” pilot, CDR Parker completed multiple tours on four different aircraft carriers and commanded Electronic Attack Squadron 134 (VAQ-134), an expeditionary Prowler squadron which deployed to Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. His duties ashore have included instructing at the Electronic Attack Weapons School in Whidbey Island, Washington and a tour as an action officer with the Joint Chiefs of Staff J-3 Deputy Directorate for Global Operations, Strategic Operations Division. During his time at the Pentagon he also served as a briefer in the National Military Command Center, building and presenting a daily operations summary for the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

CDR Parker graduated from the United States Naval Academy with a B.S. in physics. He subsequently received an M.S. in applied physics from Johns Hopkins University and an M.Phil. in history and philosophy of science from Cambridge University, England.

Captain Anthony Popiel (U.S. Coast Guard)

Captain Popiel’s primary specialty in the Coast Guard is near shore operations, which includes managing search and rescue, coastal and port security, contingency operations, aids to navigation, pollution response and recreational boating safety. He advanced these missions during operational tours as a rescue coordination center controller, group operations officer, group commander, and deputy sector commander / alternate captain of the port. He also served as a deck watch officer aboard a polar icebreaker which completed deployments in Antarctica in support of Operation Deep Freeze and the National Science Foundation. Among several staff tours, he served as the Coast Guard’s liaison to the U.S. Senate from 2004 to 2007 and spearheaded the formulation, justification and defense of the Coast Guard’s fiscal year 2001 budget in the Office of Budget and Programs at Coast Guard headquarters.

Captain Popiel graduated from the United States Coast Guard Academy in 1987 with a B.S. degree in management. He earned his master’s degree in public administration from George Mason University in 1998.

Colonel Patrick Warren (U.S. Army)

Colonel Warren was commissioned as an armor officer in the United States Army in 1982. He served in assignments in Germany, Belgium and the continental United States. He commanded armor, cavalry, and infantry units through the brigade level and served on staffs at the tactical, operational and strategic levels. Colonel Warren most recently served as the senior military assistant to NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR)/Commander U.S. European Command. While with NATO, he worked to prepare the SACEUR for engagement with key national and international political and military leaders concerning Afghanistan, the Balkans, counter-piracy, counternarcotics, Georgia-Russia and NATO reform. Colonel Warren’s operational experience includes service in Kosovo, Operation Iraqi Freedom and strategic level support for NATO’s International Security and Assistance Force (ISAF) mission in Afghanistan.

Colonel Warren graduated from the United States Military Academy and holds a masters degree in computer science from the Naval Postgraduate School and a masters degree in strategic studies from the U.S. Army War College. His military education includes attendance at the U.S. Marine Corps Command and Staff College, and the U.S. Army War College.