Casey Lucius

Dr. Casey Lucius is the founder and CEO of Launch Learning Systems in Naples, Florida, a certified woman-owned and veteran-owned small business focusing on strategic planning and team building for government, non-profits and private industry staffs. From 2008-2016 Lucius and her family lived in California where she served as a Professor of national security decision making and strategic planning at the Naval War College. She was elected to the Pacific Grove City Council from 2012-2016. In 2012, Lucius was certified as an IIMC trainer and began leading strategic planning workshops with local and state agencies.

Lucius also lived in Hanoi, Vietnam for three years where she served as the Chief of Staff to the U.S. Ambassador at the U.S. Embassy. While in Vietnam, she conducted research and published a book about the political decision-making process. She has also published Scrappy Campaigning and dozens of articles in academic journals, magazines and online.

Lucius served on active duty as a Naval Intelligence Officer for seven years from 1998-2005. During this time, she earned a Master’s Degree in National Security Affairs from the Naval Postgraduate School. She deployed to the Middle East on an aircraft carrier, and served at the Pacific Fleet Headquarters in Hawaii as the daily intelligence briefer. While in Hawaii, she utilized the GI Bill and earned a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Hawaii.

Dr. Lucius has also worked at the Ohio House of Representatives and the National Association of Manufacturers. She is a graduate of Ashland University and the Naval War College. She is married to Lieutenant Colonel Robert Lucius, USMC (ret). They have one son and too many cats. She can be reached at casey@caseylucius.com.