Brigadier General
Anthony J. Tata,
U.S. Army (Retired), commanded combat units in the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions and the 10th Mountain Division. His last combat tour was in Afghanistan in 2007 where he earned the Combat Action Badge and Bronze Star Medal. He is the author of three critically acclaimed novels,
Sudden Threat, Rogue Threat, and
Hidden Threat. He is a frequent foreign policy guest commentator on Fox News, CNN, CBS News, and
The Daily Buzz. NBC's
Today Show featured General Tata's career transition from the army to education leadership where he has served as the Chief Operations Officer of Washington, DC Public Schools for firebrand Chancellor Michelle Rhee and as the Superintendent of the 16th largest school district in the nation in Wake County/Raleigh, NC.
