Tim Szymanski

For over 36 years, Vice Admiral (ret.) Tim Szymanski served in many Navy and Joint Special Operations assignments as a Navy Special Warfare Officer (SEAL). He most recently served as the Deputy Commander for the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) after serving as the Commander of Naval Special Warfare (NSW). In these roles, he led thousands of uniformed and civilian personnel in the manning, training, equipping and employment of naval special warfare and joint special operations forces.

He was among the first to understand and appreciate the importance of focusing on brain health in the military. Keenly aware of the detrimental effects of invisible wounds on Force and Family Readiness, he established policy to cognitively baseline the entire Special Operations community and created initiatives to enhance warfighter brain health.

He graduated from the US Naval Academy and holds a MA in Joint Strategic Planning from the Joint Advanced Warfighting School in Norfolk, VA.