Areas of interest: Military Strategy, Defense Policy, Strategic Leadership, Organizational Development
LTC Abdullah H. Clark is an Assistant Professor in the Information Strategy and Disruptive Technology Department with expertise in Military Strategy, Defense Policy, Strategic Leadership, and Organizational Development.
LTC Clark began his military career by enlisting in 1999, spending over a decade in various combat units. Commissioned in 2010, he served as an infantry officer before transferring to Functional Area 59 (FA59), Army Strategist. His assignments span the tactical, operational, and strategic levels, including overseas deployments to Korea, Iraq, Afghanistan, Ukraine, and Malawi. He has served in several institutional assignments, including to Army Human Resources Command, the Joint Staff, and the Army Staff, with his most recent assignment being a strategic planner for the Secretary of the Army.
A skilled researcher, LTC Clark is proficient in both qualitative and quantitative methodologies. His academic rigor is supported by his Army War College certifications in strategy, policy development, and the strategic art, as well as graduate training in instructional and curriculum design. His teaching portfolio includes courses on National Security Strategy, the Strategic Leader Foundational Course, Strategic Art Course, and Strategic Thinking and Communication. Furthermore, he developed the elective Strategic Military Change, which examines the key drivers of innovation and adaptation within military organizations. His written work spans history, security studies, and organizational development, including his Norwich University thesis on the strategic implications of the Berlin Airlift and a Georgetown University project focused on countering VEOs in Africa.
LTC Clark is a graduate of all requisite professional military education programs. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Fayetteville State University, a Masters of Arts in Military History from Norwich University, a Masters of Public Administration from Columbus State University, and a Masters of Policy Management from Georgetown University. He also holds a Doctor of Education degree from The George Washington University, specializing in Human and Organizational Learning.