Captain Bob “Bam Bam” Smith, a native of Pittsburgh, PA, served as a US Navy SEAL from 1989 to 2019. He currently owns his own consulting business, RES Solutions, focused on incorporating advanced technology in support of US National Security objectives.
Captain Smith graduated from the US Naval Academy in 1989, completing the arduous Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL (BUD/S) training in 1990 and received his first assignment to SEAL Team Three. His most recent assignments include the Senior Military Advisor to the Secretary of the Navy and Special Advisor to the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence on strategic application of algorithmic warfare and operationalizing artificial intelligence.
Throughout Captain Smith’s 30-year naval career he served on East and West Coast SEAL Teams with deployments to Asia, Europe, Africa, and Latin America. He served as the commanding officer multiple times to include CO of Naval Special Warfare Unit TWO in Stuttgart, Germany, CO of Special Operations Command Forward – East Africa in Djibouti, and CO of SEAL Team TWO where he received the Navy’s Admiral James B. Stockdale Award for excellence in leadership. Smith also served as the Commodore of Naval Special Warfare Group TWO responsible for all East Coast SEAL Teams.
Smith’s combat leadership includes multiple deployments in support of Operation UPHOLD DEMOCRACY in Haiti, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in Afghanistan and East Africa, and Operation IRAQI FREEDOM.
Smith’s other assignments include the Navy Staff as the SEAL Officer and Enlisted Community Manager, responsible for development, management, and implementation of manpower plans and policy for over 4,000 personnel. Additionally, he was assigned to the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Deputy Director of Special Operations as the Current Operations Division Chief.
Captain Smith holds two master’s degrees, an MBA from Baker University in Baldwin, KS and a Master’s in Military Arts and Science from the US Army School of Advance Military Studies. He is also a graduate of the Defense Language Institute where he studied French. He and his wife, Cindy, are the proud parents of their son Bobby.
