Strategic Leadership for a Divided and Competitive World
Building Coherence in a Fractured Global System
Architect of Advantage
- Mark R. Kennedy brings a 360° perspective forged through rare cross-sector leadership.
- He is believed to be the only person to have served as a:
- Senior officer of a Fortune 100 company
- U.S. Congressman shaping trade and technology policy, and
- President of a flagship public research university
- A first-generation college graduate, Kennedy began his journey following a learn, earn, and serve path—saving half of what he earned in the private sector to enable a future in public service. Congress broadened his awareness beyond markets to include public goods, global threats, and vulnerable communities. Higher education widened his view further, showing the generational impact of research, teaching, and institutional trust.
- Today, as Founding Director of the Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition, Kennedy focuses on two defining imperatives of our time:
- Preventing strategic competition from escalating into conflict
- Ensuring the digital world empowers—not controls—humanity
Strategic Clarity in an Age of Confusion
- Kennedy has created three original tools to help nations and institutions compete with coherence:
- Together, these frameworks form the 360° Strategic Coherence system—enabling leaders to assess risk, identify misalignment, and reinforce advantage.
Trusted Across Sectors
Kennedy has led in complexity and consequence across domains:
- 💼 Senior Officer, Federated Department Stores (now Macy’s)
- 🛰 Senior Fellow, CNA | Civic Leader, U.S. Air & Space Forces
- His leadership is grounded in frameworks, not ideology—aligning institutions for strength, resilience, and trust.
Navigate the Strategic Domains
This site is structured around eight domains essential to institutional and national advantage in a contested, interdependent world:
Each page links to speeches, writings, and insights that help leaders align systems, expose vulnerabilities, and strengthen performance.
A Public Voice on Strategy and Systems
Mark Kennedy engages global audiences through: