| Rank |
Rank 2012 |
|
Image |
Name |
Title |
Category |
| 1 | |  | Xi Jinping | President, People’s Republic of China |
Asia-Pacific
Policy
Money
Cyber
Intelligence
Industry |
| 2 | 25 |  | Susan Rice | National Security Adviser |
Policy
Afghanistan
Intelligence
Money
Middle East |
| 3 | 42 |  | Chuck Hagel | Secretary of Defense |
Policy
Money
Afghanistan
Intelligence
Veterans
Industry |
| 6 | 7 |  | Army Gen. Martin Dempsey | Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff |
Afghanistan
Policy
Money
Intelligence
Middle East
Army |
| 7 | |  | Hassan Rouhani | President, Islamic Republic of Iran |
Middle East
Policy
Industry
Intelligence
Money |
| 11 | 18 |  | Navy Adm. Samuel Locklear | Commander, US Pacific Command |
Asia-Pacific
Policy
Money
Intelligence
Navy |
| 12 | 13 |  | Congressional Big 8 | |
Congress
Money
Policy
Afghanistan
Veterans |
| 13 | 12 |  | Robert Hale | DoD comptroller |
Money
Policy |
| 15 | 14 |  | Steve Kosiak | Associate Director, Office of Management and Budget |
Money
Policy
Industry |
| 16 | 24 |  | Mark Lippert | Defense Secretary's Chief of Staff |
Policy
Money
Intelligence
Asia-Pacific |
| 17 | |  | Decision Drivers | |
Congress
Money
Policy
Industry |
| 18 | 30 |  | Frank Kendall | Defense Undersecretary, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics |
Money
Policy
Industry |
| 20 | 20 |  | James Clapper | Director of National Intelligence |
Intelligence
Money
Policy
Cyber |
| 21 | 15 |  | Rep. Mike Rogers, R-Mich. | Chairman, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence |
Congress
Intelligence
Policy
Money
Afghanistan
Middle East |
| 22 | 11 |  | Navy Adm. James “Sandy” Winnefeld | Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff |
Policy
Money
Afghanistan
Industry
Asia-Pacific
Navy |
| 23 | |  | Christine Fox | Acting Deputy Defense Secretary |
Policy
Money
Industry |
| 27 | |  | Vladimir Putin | President, Russia |
Policy
Money
Intelligence |
| 29 | 11 |  | Navy Adm. Jonathan Greenert | Chief of Naval Operations |
Opinion shapers
Navy
Policy
Money
Asia-Pacific |
| 30 | 11 |  | Army Gen. Ray Odierno | Army Chief of Staff |
Army
Policy
Money
Afghanistan
Special Ops |
| 31 | 11 |  | Marine Gen. James Amos | Marine Corps Commandant |
Marines
Policy
Money
Afghanistan
Special Ops |
| 32 | 11 |  | Air Force Gen. Mark Welsh | Air Force Chief of Staff |
Air Force
Policy
Money
Afghanistan
Intelligence |
| 33 | 11 |  | Army Gen. Frank Grass | Chief, National Guard Bureau |
Policy
Money
Homeland Security
Army
Air Force |
| 35 | |  | Jamie Morin | Air Force Comptroller; nominee for Director, Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation |
Money
Policy |
| 36 | |  | Arab Leaders | |
Middle East
Policy
Money |
| 37 | |  | Tea Party Caucus | |
Congress
Money |
| 38 | 56 |  | Bill Swanson | Chairman & CEO, Raytheon |
Industry
Policy
Money |
| 39 | |  | The Lobbyists | |
Congress
Money
Policy
Industry
Opinion shapers |
| 40 | 48/-- |  | Air Force Lt. Gen. Christopher Bogdan/Lorraine Martin | Program executive officer, F-35 Joint Program Office; executive VP, general manager, Lockheed Martin F-35 program |
Air Force
Money
Industry |
| 45 | 72 |  | Wes Bush | President & CEO, Northrop Grumman; Chairman, Aerospace Industries Association |
Industry
Money
Policy |
| 48 | |  | Military Coalition | |
Veterans
Money
Congress |
| 50 | 36 |  | Sean Stackley | Assistant Navy Secretary, Research, Development & Acquisition |
Navy
Money
Industry |
| 55 | |  | Robert "Bobby" Stein | Chairman, Defense Business Board |
Policy
Money
Industry |
| 62 | 58 |  | Service Secretaries | |
Policy
Money
Congress
Navy
Air Force
Army |
| 65 | |  | Michael Strianese | Chairman & CEO, L-3 Communications |
Industry
Money
Policy |
| 66 | 8 |  | Ashton Carter | Former Deputy Defense Secretary |
Policy
Industry
Money
Opinion shapers |
| 73 | 75 |  | Gordon Adams | Distinguished Fellow, Stimson Center |
Opinion shapers
Money
Policy |
| 74 | 77 |  | Todd Harrison | Senior Fellow, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments |
Opinion shapers
Money
Congress |
| 80 | |  | Asia-Pacific Leaders | |
Asia-Pacific
Policy
Money |
| 81 | |  | Unnamed Bomber Czar | |
Industry
Money
Air Force |
| 82 | 89 |  | Army Gen. David Rodriguez | Commander, US Africa Command |
Policy
Afghanistan
Special Ops
Money |
| 82 | |  | Arati Prabhakar | Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
Industry
Money |
| 85 | 96 |  | Barry Blechman | Co-founder, Stimson Center |
Opinion shapers
Money
Policy |
| 87 | 64 |  | Sean O'Keefe | Chairman & CEO, EADS North America |
Industry
Policy
Money |
