Joe Maguire

Joe Maguire became the President and CEO of The Special Operations Warrior Foundation in September 2013 after having served on the Foundation’s Board of Directors for the previous three years. A career Naval Special Warfare Officer (SEAL) he retired from the United States Navy in 2010 after 36 years in uniform, having commanded at every level to include the Naval Special Warfare Command, the Navy Component of United States Special Operations Command. His last assignment in government was Deputy Director for Strategic Operational Planning in the National Counterterrorism Center, Washington, DC where he was a member of the National Security Council’s Counterterrorism Security Group. Prior to leading the Foundation, he was a Vice President with Booz Allen Hamilton. Based at Booz Allen Hamilton’s office in Tampa, Florida, Vice President Joe Maguire was a leader in the firm’s support to the Nation’s Special Operations Forces worldwide. Mr. Maguire and his team focused on assignments in the following: United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Headquarters USSOCOM’s four Service Component Commands and their Subordinate Commands Joint Special Operations Command (JSOC) and all Theater Special Operation Commands (SOCs) Prior to joining Booz Allen, Mr. Maguire was Deputy Director for Strategic Operational Planning at the National Counterterrorism Center in Washington, DC, where he was a member of the National Security Council’s Counterterrorism Security Group. In this assignment, Mr. Maguire coordinated the US government’s inter-agency counterterrorism planning and implementation. He was a career Naval Special Warfare Officer (SEAL) retiring as a Vice Admiral. Mr. Maguire commanded Naval Special Warfare Command, the Naval component of the US Special Operations Command. During this tour, his SEALs fought in Iraq and Afghanistan and were awarded three Presidential Unit Citations and two Medals of Honor. As a SEAL, Mr. Maguire worked extensively in the intelligence community and was a sub-specialist in national security and naval scientific and technical intelligence. His service awards include the Department of Defense Distinguished Service Medal and the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal, the highest decoration awarded for service to the United States Intelligence Community. Mr. Maguire serves on the Executive Board of Directors of the Special Operations Warrior Foundation. Mr. Maguire received a B.S. degree in education from Manhattan College. He holds an M.A. degree in national security affairs from the Naval Postgraduate School and was recipient of the AFCEA honor award for outstanding thesis of the year. He was a 1994-1995 National Security Fellow at Harvard University.