Background of David Kozak:

Background of David Kozak:

Position: Professor of public policy and director of Leadership Erie at Gannon University in Erie, Pa.

Age: 64

Education: Ph.D. in public policy from the University of Pittsburgh.

Military: A career Air Force officer, retiring as lieutenant colonel in 1988.

Teaching: Has taught collegiate level political science for 37 years at the National War College in Washington, D.C., Gannon University and as a visiting professor at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. He also has been an adjunct professor in the graduate schools of public affairs at the University of Colorado and the University of Pittsburgh.

Other: He has been an author, editor or contributor to more than 10 books.

on government and politics.

Source: Youngstown State University