LtCol Thomas Kulisz

About

Lieutenant Colonel Thomas Kulisz, representing the U.S. Marine Corps, is a National Security Affairs Fellow for the academic year 2023-2024 at the Hoover Institution. 

Lieutenant Colonel Kulisz served in a variety of command and support roles throughout his 18-year career as an Intelligence Officer ranging from leading counterintelligence and human intelligence teams to supporting special operations to building partnerships with key allies and partners throughout both Europe and the Indo-Pacific. Most recently, he served as Commanding Officer of 1st Intelligence Battalion based on Camp Pendleton, California.

Lieutenant Colonel Kulisz is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University with a Master of Science in Computer Science, and the Naval Postgraduate School with a Master of Science in Information Warfare Systems Engineering. 

Lieutenant Colonel Kulisz’s research at Hoover will focus on influence and its role in shaping decision making.