CPT(P) Leo Matthews

Captain Leo Matthews is an instructor of American Politics in the Department of Social Sciences at West Point. His research interests include civil-military relations, counterterrorism strategy and AI applications for military intelligence. An intelligence officer by trade, Leo served with 1st Ranger Battalion from 2018-2022 and completed three deployments to Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel. Prior to that assignment, Leo served in the 173rd Infantry Brigade as an infantry officer. He holds a M.A. in Security Studies from Georgetown University and a M.S. in Civil Engineering from West Point. Leo and his wife, Dominique have a son named Killian.