Richard P. Snyder

Richard Paul Snyder (born 1960) is a retired United States Navy vice admiral who last served as the 41st Naval Inspector General. Previously, he was the director of strategy, plans, and policy of the United States Northern Command. Snyder earned a B.S. degree in management from Tulane University in 1983. He was designated a naval aviator in November 1984. Snyder later received an M.S. degree in operations research from the Naval Postgraduate School.