Areas of Focus
- Marine Safety and Port Security
- Maritime risk management, critical infrastructure and cyber protection
- Geopolitical relationships among Pacific nations including Oceania
- Climate change impacts and mitigation to maritime infrastructure
- Emerging opportunities in the Arctic
- Maritime autonomous systems
Fred Midgette is a Senior Adviser to The Chertoff Group, and brings extensive expertise in domestic and international maritime issues, with particular focus in the Pacific, the Polar regions, and Oceania.
Prior to joining The Chertoff Group, Midgette served in the U.S. Coast Guard for 36 years retiring as a Vice Admiral. Notable assignments include: Pacific Area Commander; Deputy Commandant for Operations; Regional Commander of the Great Lakes; and Military Adviser to the Secretary of Homeland Security. He also served with the Department of Defense on the Joint Staff, at U.S. Northern Command and aboard a USN destroyer.
Education, Training and Other Significant Positions
- BS Civil Engineering, U.S. Coast Guard Academy
- MS Management (Human Resources), Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst
- MA International Affairs & Strategic Studies, Naval War College
- DHS Executive Transition
- Public Leadership Executive Certificate, National & International Security, Harvard, Kennedy School of Government
- Capstone, National Defense University
- Pinnacle, National Defense University
- Chairman, Cleveland Federal Executive Board
Post-Retirement Activity
- Committee Member, Assessment of Unmanned Technology for Maritime Domain Awareness. The National Academies of Science, Engineering, & Medicine. Transportation Research Board – 2019/20
- Consulting Services, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Pascagoula, MS – 2020
- Consulting Services, Saildrone Inc, Alameda, CA – 2021
