Larry D. Welch

General Larry D. Welch, USAF (Ret), is currently a fellow at the Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA), "a federally chartered research center providing operations, technical, management and information systems analysis for the Department of Defense and other government agencies. From 1997 to 2003 Gen. Welch was President and CEO of IDA. Prior to his retirement from the Air Force in 1990 Gen. Welch was the 12th Chief of Staff of the Air Force; Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command; Vice Chief of Staff; Deputy Chief of Staff, Programs and Resources; and Commander, Air Force Central Command." 

Welch is currently a member of the board of directors at CACI International and the Henry L. Stimson Center. In 2001, he was listed as a member of the Defense Science Board.