According to Shultz' published CV, he pursued his PhD studies at Miami University, graduating in 1976.

His dissertation was titled Origins and Development of U.S. Counterinsurgency Strategy: The Vietnam Case Study, chaired by David S. McLellan.

[1] Shultz entered the Fletcher School and ISSP in 1983, as the associate professor of international politics.

[5][6][7][8][9][10][11] Shultz has served on the Special Operations Policy Advisory Group of the U.S. Department of Defense, where he was the only civilian in that position.

His consultant work for the government has focused on U.S. peacekeeping policy, out-of-area interventions, counter-proliferation issues, and the growing impact of international organized crime on U.S. security interests.