Board and Advisors

Board of Directors

Michael Bigham
Michael Bigham

Executive Chairman, Paratek, Independent Board Member Since 2014

Natalie Cryer
Natalie Cryer

Vice President, The Cambria Group, Independent Board Member Since 2019

Jim Hake
Jim Hake

CEO, Spirit of America Board Member Since 2004

Fred Khosravi
Fred Khosravi

Chairman and CEO, Imperative Care, Independent Board Member Since 2017

Bob Oster
Bob Oster

Chairman of the Board, Former CFO, Oracle Corp., Independent Board Member Since 2017

John Phelan
John Phelan

Founder and Chairman, Rugger Management LLC, Independent Board Member Since 2018

Board of Directors Emeritus

Don Karl
Don Karl

Partner, Perkins Coie

James Papineau
James Papineau

CEO, Circuit Clinical

Board of Advisors

Amb. Rick Barton
Amb. Rick Barton

Department of State, Retired

John Bellinger
John Bellinger

Partner, Arnold & Porter

Colonel Stu Bradin
Colonel Stu Bradin

US Army, Retired, CEO, Global SOF Foundation

General Phil Breedlove
General Phil Breedlove

US Air Force, Retired

Dr. James Jay Carafano
Dr. James Jay Carafano

Vice President, The Heritage Foundation

General Richard Clarke
General Richard Clarke

US Army, Retired

Lt. General Charles Cleveland
Lt. General Charles Cleveland

US Army, Retired

Amb. Ryan Crocker
Amb. Ryan Crocker

Department of State, Retired

Amb. Kelley Currie
Amb. Kelley Currie

Former US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women’s Issues

David Davenport
David Davenport

Research Fellow Emeritus, Hoover Institution

General Joseph F. Dunford Jr.
General Joseph F. Dunford Jr.

US Marine Corps, Retired

Admiral James O. Ellis Jr.
Admiral James O. Ellis Jr.

US Navy, Retired

Hon. Joseph Felter
Hon. Joseph Felter

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for South and Southeast Asia

Edwin Feulner
Edwin Feulner

Founder, Heritage Foundation

Michèle Flournoy
Michèle Flournoy

Co-founder and Managing Partner, WestExec Advisors

Richard Fontaine
Richard Fontaine

CEO, Center for a New American Security

Major General J. Marcus Hicks
Major General J. Marcus Hicks

US Air Force, Retired

Lt. General Ben Hodges
Lt. General Ben Hodges

US Army, Retired

Amb. Greta C. Holtz
Amb. Greta C. Holtz

Department of State, Retired

Hon. Jeh Johnson
Hon. Jeh Johnson

Former US Secretary of Homeland Security

General James Jones
General James Jones

US Marine Corps, Retired

Dr. Kimberly Kagan
Dr. Kimberly Kagan

President, Institute for the Study of War

Dr. David Kilcullen
Dr. David Kilcullen

Founder and Chairman, Caerus

Lt. General Dan "Fig" Leaf
Lt. General Dan "Fig" Leaf

US Air Force, Retired, Managing Director, Phase Minus 1

Major General Jim Linder
Major General Jim Linder

US Army, Retired

Hon. James Locher III
Hon. James Locher III

Former President and CEO, PNSR

Clare Lockhart
Clare Lockhart

Co-Founder and Director, Institute for State Effectiveness

Lt. Colonel Scott Mann
Lt. Colonel Scott Mann

US Army, Retired, Founder, The Stability Institute

Hon. James N. Mattis
Hon. James N. Mattis

Former US Secretary of Defense, US Marine Corps, Retired

Colonel David Maxwell
Colonel David Maxwell

US Army, Retired

General Stanley McChrystal
General Stanley McChrystal

US Army, Retired, CEO, McChrystal Group

Amb. Michael McFaul
Amb. Michael McFaul

Department of State, Retired

Lt. General H. R. McMaster
Lt. General H. R. McMaster

US Army, Retired

Nicco Mele
Nicco Mele

Managing Director, Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation

General T. Michael Moseley
General T. Michael Moseley

US Air Force, Retired

Amb. Ronald E. Neumann
Amb. Ronald E. Neumann

President, American Academy of Diplomacy

Lt. General Lawrence Nicholson
Lt. General Lawrence Nicholson

US Marine Corps, Retired

Admiral Eric Olson
Admiral Eric Olson

US Navy, Retired

General Jay Paxton
General Jay Paxton

US Marine Corps, Retired

Linda Robinson
Linda Robinson

Senior International Policy Analyst, Rand Corporation

Admiral Gary Roughead
Admiral Gary Roughead

US Navy, Retired

Daniel F. Runde
Daniel F. Runde

Senior Vice President, CSIS

General Curtis Scaparrotti
General Curtis Scaparrotti

US Army, Retired

Dr. Nadia Schadlow
Dr. Nadia Schadlow

Former Deputy National Security Advisor

Dr. Kori Schake
Dr. Kori Schake

Director of Foreign and Defense Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute

Admiral Scott Swift
Admiral Scott Swift

US Navy, Retired

Amb. William B. Taylor
Amb. William B. Taylor

Department of State, Retired, Vice President, US Institute of Peace

Admiral Kurt Tidd
Admiral Kurt Tidd

US Navy, Retired

Matt Turpin
Matt Turpin

US Army, Retired

General Joseph L. Votel
General Joseph L. Votel

US Army, Retired

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