Director, Institute for Security Governance
Mr. Wexler joined the Defense Security Cooperation University (DSCU) in
September 2023 as the Director for the Institute for Security Governance
(ISG). ISG’s mission is to advance U.S. national security and policy
objectives by building the institutional capacity of partner nation militaries
and enhancing U.S. Institutional Capacity Building efforts to address shared
security challenges.
Mr. Wexler comes to ISG by way of the Defense Institute of International
Legal Studies (DIILS), where he served for four years as its 13th Director.
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. Among many other changes, he
guided DIILS through significant growth and transition, including adding
Legal Institutional Capacity Building (ICB) as a major mission element,
significant staff growth to meet the expanded demand for DIILS Security
Cooperation programs, integration into DSCU, and the start of renovation of
the DIILS Education Center. Before joining ISG, Mr. Wexler served for 25
years in the United States Navy (USN). He retired in 2023 as a Captain in
the Judge Advocate General’s Corps, USN.
Mr. Wexler earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Rutgers
University, a Doctor of Law degree from the University of Richmond School
of Law, a Master of Laws in Military and International Operational Law from
the Army Judge Advocate General School and Legal Center, and a Master
of Arts in National Security Policy Studies from the U.S. Naval War College.
Mr. Wexler started his naval career in 1997, when he was commissioned in
the Navy JAGC Student Program.