Jack Spence

Who is Jack Spence?

John Edward 'Jack' Spence, OBE is a British academic and has been a Professor of Diplomacy at the Department of War Studies, King's College London since 1997.

Spence was educated at Pretoria Boys High School, South Africa; the University of Witwatersrand; and the London School of Economics. He has lectured at a variety of Universities in Britain, South Africa and the United States and was Professor of Politics and Pro-Vice Chancellor at the University of Leicester. He was employed as Director of Studies at the Royal Institute of International Affairs.

In 2002, Spence was appointed to the Order of the British Empire for teaching services to the Ministry of Defence.