WELCOME IAN WEXLER - Defense Security Cooperation University

The Institute for Security Governance would like to extend a warm welcome to ISG’s new Director, Ian S. Wexler. 

Mr. Wexler comes to ISG by way of our DSCU’s sister component, the Defense Institute of International Legal Studies (DIILS). Under Mr. Wexler’s leadership, DIILS continued to thrive through a highly dynamic period, sustaining global mission execution during the substantial constraints of the COVID-19 pandemic

Mr. Wexler recently retired from a distinguished 25-year career in the United States Navy (USN), and was celebrated during a retirement ceremony on Naval Station Newport, June 23, 2023. Mr. Wexler’s impressive and diverse career spans the globe. We look forward to his leadership and are all grateful to have such a distinguished colleague at the helm as we look forward to what’s next. Best of luck to Mr. Wexler as he steps into these important shoes!

Many thanks to Mr. David Manero, who has served so capably and admirably as ISG’s Acting Director for the past ten months. Mr. Manero provided excellent leadership and support both horizontally and vertically, and his style and charisma won the hearts of all. Whether it was his eclectic love of music shared at the ISG Weekly Wrap meetings, his endless dad-jokes, or his aloha Friday shirt love, Mr. Manero will be missed at the helm, but a continued and welcomed presence around ISG as he resumes his role as Senior Principal for Regional Advising at ISG.