Bj枚rn Lagerl枚f
Senior Advisor to Commander of the Canadian Defence Academy
Canadian Armed Forces
Canadian Defence Academy
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Mr. Bj枚rn Lagerl枚f is the Senior Advisor to the Commander of the Canadian Defence Academy and Director of the Commander 国产传媒 鈥檚 Advisory Group. He is responsible for leading the development and delivery of strategic corporate initiatives, overseeing the Academy 国产传媒 鈥檚 defence diplomacy and international capacity building efforts, and advising the Commander on the Academy 国产传媒 鈥檚 operations and engagement plans.
Mr. Lagerl枚f joined the Department of National Defence (DND) in 2007 and has held numerous positions as a Policy Officer, Program Manager, Speech Writer and Senior Policy Advisor. He has deployed in support of Canadian Armed Forces operations, including to Afghanistan in 2010 and has led several oversees engagements in Ukraine and Iraq in support of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 国产传媒 鈥檚 (NATO) Defence Education Enhancement Programme (DEEP).
In 2012, Mr. Lagerl枚f joined the Department of Industry, as one of the lead policy analysts responsible for developing Canada 国产传媒 鈥檚 Defence Procurement Strategy. He returned to DND in late 2014 and assumed his current position in September 2017. Mr. Lagerl枚f 国产传媒 鈥檚 main research interests are focused on security force capacity building and security force assistance.