Captain R. Robinson Harris, U. S. Navy (Retired)
239 Ebb Point Lane
Annapolis, Maryland 21401
Captain Harris retired from the U. S. Navy in 1998 after 30 years of commissioned
service. He commanded one of the U. S. Navy’s first TOMAHAWK-armed Strike
Destroyers, USS CONOLLY (DD 979) and DESTROYER SQUADRON 32. Ashore
Captain Harris’ assignments included: Assistant Professor of Naval Science at the
University of North Carolina; Long Range Planner, Chief of Naval Operations Executive
Panel; Executive Assistant to the Assistant to the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff;
Director of Programs, SECNAV Office of Legislative Affairs; and, lastly, Executive
Director, Chief of Naval Operations Executive Panel. He was a key contributor to the
development and author of the U. S. Navy’s Maritime Strategy in the 1980s. He also
developed and was the author of the CNO’s strategy statement Any Where, Any Time in
1997. Most recently he assisted in the development of “A Cooperative Strategy for 21st
Century Maritime Sea Power.” Since retiring from the Navy, Captain Harris has worked
for Lockheed Martin where he currently serves as Director of Advanced Concepts for
Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems and Sensors in Washington D. C. Captain Harris is a
published author, having published over 30 articles in the U. S. Naval Institute
Proceedings, U. S. Naval War College Review, etc.. He currently serves as an Adviser
to the CNO Strategic Studies Group, and he is Chairman of the Board of Directors of the
Baltimore Council on Foreign Affairs. He served on the Secretary of the Navy’s Naval
Research Advisory Committee 2009-2012. Captain Harris holds a bachelor’s degree in
history and political science from Pfeiffer University in North Carolina. He holds an MA
degree in Political Science from the University of Georgia, and he completed his PhD
candidacy in Policy Analysis at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He is a
graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology program for senior executives,
SEMINAR 21; and the University of London Program in Arms Control. He was a CNO
Fellow on the CNO Strategic Studies Group (SSG 12).