West is the author of three Simon & Schuster books and several dozen articles on military affairs and adventure sports. West joined the board of No One Left Behind, dedicated to rescuing Iraqi and Afghan interpreters and their families, in 2019. In August 2021, West was named as a member of American facial recognition company Clearview AI's advisory board. īusiness Insider called West "the most badass banker on Wall Street." Post-Goldman Sachs He was formerly global head of natural gas trading and co-head of global power trading at Goldman Sachs. At Goldman, West greatly expanded the physical footprint of natural gas trading, founded the firm's veteran's network, and co-founded its veteran internship program. In his 19 years at Goldman, he has taken four leaves-of-absence: to race in the 2000 Eco Challenge, to attempt the North Face of Mount Everest in 2001, and to join the Marines in Iraq in 20–2007. Aron, the commodities trading unit of Goldman Sachs, in 1997 and joined them full-time as a natural gas futures trader in 1998. In 2006–2007, West served as the team leader for a mixed Army-Marine team advising Iraqi Battalion 3-3-1 in Habbaniyah, Anbar Province, Iraq. In 2004, he embedded with 1st Reconnaissance Battalion outside Fallujah as a reporter. In 2003, he returned to active duty as the fires officer for 1st Force Reconnaissance Company during the Iraq invasion. He served for six years as an infantry platoon commander and a reconnaissance platoon commander. In 1991, West was commissioned a second lieutenant after graduating from Harvard as a ROTC midshipman. West was an all-Ivy League heavyweight rower at Harvard, and a 2nd team All-American. from Harvard University in 1991 and an MBA from Stanford Graduate School of Business in 1998. ![]() Owen West was born in Washington, D.C., in 1969 and attended St. West submitted his resignation in June 2019. His June 6, 2017, nomination for this post was confirmed by a 74–23 vote of the U.S. Owen West is a United States Marine, banker, and author who served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict from 2017 to 2019.
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