Kurt W. Tidd

Kurt Walter Tidd[1] (born March 26, 1956) is a retired United States Navy admiral.

Tidd held the title of "Old salt",[2] which means he received his qualification for Surface Warfare before any other active-duty navy officer.

Tidd grew up in various cities on the East and West coasts before graduating in 1974 from the Porter-Gaud School in Charleston, South Carolina.

Tidd was commissioned from the United States Naval Academy in 1978 with a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Area Studies.

Tidd holds a master's degree in political science from the University of Bordeaux, France, earned as an Olmsted Foundation Scholar.

He is a graduate of the Armed Forces Staff College, and was a Federal Executive Fellow at the Atlantic Council of the United States.

Tidd meets with Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson in Washington, D.C., on March 8, 2016.
Tidd is congratulated by General Joseph Dunford , chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at his retirement ceremony on November 26, 2018.