Shalikashvili was an advisor to John Kerry's 2004 Presidential campaign.
He was a visiting professor at the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University.
He served as a director of Russell Investments, L-3 Communications, Inc., Plug Power Inc., United Defense, Inc., the Initiative for Global Development, and the National Bureau of Asian Research.

Shalikashvili was married to Joan and had one son, Brant, a graduate of Washington State University, and a daughter, Debra.

Shalikashvili suffered a severe stroke on August 7, 2004 that paralyzed his left side.

In 2006 the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) launched the John M. Shalikashvili Chair in National Security Studies to recognize Shalikashvili for his years of military service and for his leadership on NBR's Board of Directors.

In 2007, Shalikashvili penned an op-ed in the New York Times calling for a reversal of Don't ask, don't tell.
A similar op-ed by him appeared in the June 19, 2009, issue of the Washington Post.
The policy was reversed July 22, 2011, the day before his death.

Shalikashvili died at the age of 75 on July 23, 2011, at the Madigan Army Medical Center in Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, from a stroke.
He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

The first biography on Shalikashvili, "Boy on the Bridge: The Story of John Shalikashvili's American Success," will be published by the University Press of Kentucky in conjunction with the Association of the U.S. Army in October 2019.
Shalikashvili was an advisor to John Kerry's 2004 Presidential campaign. He was a visiting professor at the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University. He served as a director of Russell Investments, L-3 Communications, Inc., Plug Power Inc., United Defense, Inc., the Initiative for Global Development, and the National Bureau of Asian Research.
Shalikashvili was married to Joan and had one son, Brant, a graduate of Washington State University, and a daughter, Debra.
Shalikashvili suffered a severe stroke on August 7, 2004 that paralyzed his left side.
In 2006 the National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR) launched the John M. Shalikashvili Chair in National Security Studies to recognize Shalikashvili for his years of military service and for his leadership on NBR's Board of Directors.
In 2007, Shalikashvili penned an op-ed in the New York Times calling for a reversal of Don't ask, don't tell. A similar op-ed by him appeared in the June 19, 2009, issue of the Washington Post. The policy was reversed July 22, 2011, the day before his death.
Shalikashvili died at the age of 75 on July 23, 2011, at the Madigan Army Medical Center in Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, from a stroke. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
The first biography on Shalikashvili, "Boy on the Bridge: The Story of John Shalikashvili's American Success," will be published by the University Press of Kentucky in conjunction with the Association of the U.S. Army in October 2019.
John Shalikashvili