Philip A. Strand

King’s College London

Philip holds a BA (major) with first class honours in Peace, War, and Defense and a BA (minor) in history from the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill.  Philip holds an MBA from Mannheim Business School with modules completed at the Chinese European International Business School (CEIBS) and the Escuela de Alta Dirección y Administración (EADA).  His master’s thesis addressed the establishment of information controlling systems within fast-growing, medium-sized commercial companies.

Philip joined King’s College London’s (KCL) War Studies Department in 2011 to complete a PhD examining the impact of leadership on the ethical behaviours of armed private security contractors.  Philip is also a member of the Private Military and Security Research Group (PMSRG); a self-employed private security consultant, and a graduate teaching assistant at both KCL and the Joint Service Command & Staff College in Shrivenham.