Board and Advisors
Board of Directors
Michael Bigham
Managing Director of Firebrand River Capital, Independent Board Member Since 2014
Natalie Cryer
Vice President, The Cambria Group, Independent Board Member Since 2019
Jim Hake
CEO, Spirit of America Board Member Since 2004
Fred Khosravi
Chairman and CEO, Imperative Care, Independent Board Member Since 2017
Bob Oster
Chairman of the Board, Private Investor, Independent Board Member Since 2017
Board of Directors Emeritus
John Phelan
Founder and Chairman, Rugger Management LLC
Don Karl
Partner, Perkins Coie
James Papineau
CEO, Circuit Clinical
Board of Advisors
Ambassador Rick Barton
Department of State, Retired
John Bellinger
Former Department of State
Colonel Stu Bradin
US Army, Retired
General Phil Breedlove
US Air Force, Retired
Dr. James Jay Carafano
General Richard Clarke
US Army, Retired
Lt. General Charles Cleveland
US Army, Retired
Ambassador Ryan Crocker
Department of State, Retired
Ambassador Kelley Currie
Former Department of State
David Davenport
General Joseph F. Dunford Jr.
US Marine Corps, Retired
Admiral James O. Ellis Jr.
US Navy, Retired
Hon. Joseph Felter
Former Department of Defense
Edwin Feulner
Hon. Michèle Flournoy
Former Department of Defense
Richard Fontaine
Former National Security Council
Ambassador Jennifer Zimdahl Galt
Department of State, Retired
Ambassador Dennis Hearne
Department of State, Retired
Major General J. Marcus Hicks
US Air Force, Retired
Lt. General Ben Hodges
US Army, Retired
Ambassador Greta C. Holtz
Department of State, Retired
Hon. Jeh Johnson
Department of Homeland Security, Retired
General James Jones
US Marine Corps, Retired
Dr. Kimberly Kagan
Dr. David Kilcullen
Lt. General Dan "Fig" Leaf
US Air Force, Retired
Major General Jim Linder
US Army, Retired
Hon. James Locher III
Department of Defense, Retired
Clare Lockhart
Lt. Colonel Scott Mann
US Army, Retired
Hon. James N. Mattis
Department of Defense, Retired
Colonel David Maxwell
US Army, Retired
General Stanley McChrystal
US Army, Retired
Ambassador Michael McFaul
Department of State, Retired
Lt. General H. R. McMaster
US Army, Retired
Nicco Mele
General T. Michael Moseley
US Air Force, Retired
Ambassador Ronald E. Neumann
Department of State, Retired
Lt. General Lawrence Nicholson
US Marine Corps, Retired
Admiral Eric Olson
US Navy, Retired
General Jay Paxton
US Marine Corps, Retired
Admiral Gary Roughead
US Navy, Retired
Daniel F. Runde
General Curtis Scaparrotti
US Army, Retired
Dr. Nadia Schadlow
Former National Security Council
Dr. Kori Schake
Former National Security Council
H. Andrew Schwartz
Admiral Scott Swift
US Navy, Retired
Ambassador William B. Taylor
Department of State, Retired
Admiral Kurt Tidd
US Navy, Retired
Matt Turpin
US Army, Retired
General Joseph L. Votel
US Army, Retired
