Greg Parker

Greg Parker graduated in 1985 from Sandpoint High School and attended the University of Idaho in the 1985-1986 school year, where he joined Delta Sigma Phi. Following that year, he attended the U.S. Naval Academy, where he graduated in May, 1990 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics and was commissioned an Ensign in the US Navy. He subsequently attended Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering for a Master of Science degree in Applied Physics; and Cambridge University, England, for a Master of Philosophy degree in History and Philosophy of Science.

Following graduate school, Greg reported to flight school for pilot training and eventually was selected to fly EA-6B Prowlers. He made multiple deployments with both VAQ-136 and VAQ-141 on four different aircraft carriers in a variety of roles and served on the Joint Staff in the Pentagon. Greg was selected to command the VAQ-134 Shadowhawks and led a squadron of approximately 200 officers & sailors during consecutive, seven‐month combat deployments to Bagram, Afghanistan. His squadron earned the competitive “Battle E” award for the best expeditionary squadron of the year.

Following his command tour, Greg served as a Federal Executive Fellow at the Brookings Institution in Washington, DC; a Strategic Plans Officer in the Office of the Chief of Naval Operations (OPNAV); and the Senior Navy Adviser for Force Development in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (Policy). He retired from the Navy in August, 2016 with the rank of Captain and has worked at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory since then in a variety of roles.

Greg’s awards include the Defense Superior Service Medal, Legion of Merit, Bronze Star, Defense Meritorious Service Medal (2), Strike Flight Air Medal (16), Air Medal with Combat “V”, and a variety of other unit and commendation medals.