MUSEUM LEADERSHIP

Meet the leaders and team members guiding our mission with passion, dedication, and a commitment to honoring the valor and values of the Medal of Honor.

HONORARY DIRECTORS

Three of our living former Commanders-in-Chief — Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, William J. Clinton, and the late Jimmy Carter are “Honorary Directors” of the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation, reflecting the importance of our mission.

BARACK OBAMA

The 44th President of the United States.

GEORGE W. BUSH

The 43rd President of the United States.

WILLIAM J. CLINTON

The 42nd President of the United States.

JIMMY CARTER

The 39th President of the United States.

ADVISORY BOARD

Representing every branch of the US Armed Forces, our Advisory Board knows better than most the gallantry and intrepidity required of our award recipients—and the importance of honoring their legacy.

The Honorable Gordon R. England
29th U.S. Deputy Director of Defense
72nd & 73rd U.S. Secretary of the Navy
The Honorable Eric K. Fanning
22nd U.S. Secretary of the Army
President & CEO, Aerospace Industries Association
The Honorable Emilio T. Gonzalez, U.S. Army (Ret.)
Former Undersecretary of Homeland Security
2nd Director of U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services
Former Director, National Security Council
Senior Advisor at Ducenta Squared Asset Management
The Honorable James M. Loy, U.S. Coast Guard (Ret.)
Former Acting U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security
21st Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard
Senior Counselor, The Cohen Group
The Honorable Raymond E. Mabus, Jr.
75th U.S. Secretary of the Navy
Founding Principal and CEO, The Mabus Group
The Honorable Robert A. McDonald
8th U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs
Retired Chairman, President and CEO, The Procter & Gamble Company
The Honorable Sean O’Keefe
69th U.S. Secretary of the Navy
Howard & Louise Phanstiel Chair in Strategic Management & Leadership,
Syracuse University Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs
The Honorable Leon E. Panetta
23rd U. S. Secretary of Defense
Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Chairman, The Panetta Institute for Public Policy
The Honorable F. Whitten Peters
19th U.S. Secretary of the Air Force
Senior Counsel, Williams & Connolly LLP
The Honorable David J. Shulkin, MD
9th U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs
President, Shulkin Solutions, LLC
General Kevin P. Chilton, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
Commander, U.S. Strategic Command (2007-2011)
President, Chilton & Associates LLC
Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert, U.S. Navy (Ret.)
30th Chief of Naval Operations
John M. Shalikashvili Chair in National Security Studies
The National Bureau of Asian Research (NBR)
General Michael V. Hayden, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency and
the National Security Agency
Principal, The Chertoff Group
Admiral Bobby R. Inman, U.S. Navy (Ret.)
Former Deputy Director of Central Intelligence,
Director of the National Security Agency and
Chair of the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board
Lyndon B. Johnson Centennial Chair in National
General Charles C. Krulak, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.)
31st Commandant of the Marine Corps
Maj Gen Jeannie Leavitt, U.S Air Force (Ret.)
President, Leavittate LLC
Principal, Pallas Advisors
General Richard B. Myers, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
President, Kansas State University
Admiral Eric T. Olson, U.S. Navy (Ret.)
Commander, U.S. Special Ops Command (‘07-’11)
President, ETO Group, LLC
General Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.)
16th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Operating Partner, Behrman Capital
General David H. Petraeus, U.S. Army (Ret.)
Former Commander of the Surge in Iraq, U.S. Central Command and Coalition Forces in Afghanistan
Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency
Admiral Joseph W. Prueher, USN (Ret.)
Former U.S. Ambassador to China and Commander of U.S. Pacific Command
James R. Schlesinger Distinguished Professor at the Miller Center of the University of Virginia
Senior Advisor to the Stanford-Har
Theodore Roosevelt IV
Former U.S. Navy SEAL
Managing Director & Chairman, Barclays Cleantech Initiative
James Rosen
Washington Correspondent, Sînclair Broadcast Group
General Norton A. Schwartz, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
19th Chief of Staff
President & Chief Executive Officer, Institute for Defense Analysis (IDA)
Gary Sinise
Actor, Director, Musician, and
Founder & Chairman of Gary Sinise Foundation
Jake Tapper
CNN Anchor and Chief Washington Correspondent
General Joseph L. Votel, U.S. Army (Ret.)
President & Chief Executive Officer, Business Executives for National Security
General Mark A. Welsh III, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
20th Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force
Dean, Bush School of Government and Public Service, Texas A&M University

ADVISORS

Ken Burns
Senior American History Advisor

Mediocrity and failure result from choice, not chance. Success is born of courage alone, and God has made this marvelous gift infinitely available to all who ask for it.

Patrick H. Brady, Major General, Army Medal of Honor Recipient, Board of Directors

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Our Board of Directors includes military leaders, former cabinet members, business icons, and philanthropists. Together, they ensure Medal of Honor stories are honored and inspire future generations.

CHARLOTTE JONES, CHAIRMAN
Executive Vice President and Chief Brand Officer, Dallas Cowboys
PETER STENT, VICE CHAIRMAN
Rancher/Philanthropist
CHRISTOPHER J. CASSIDY
President and CEO
National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation
MG PATRICK BRADY, USA (RET.)
Medal of Honor Recipient
COL JACK JACOBS, USA (RET.)
Medal of Honor Recipient
CMC (SEAL) BRITT SLABINSKI, USN (RET.)
Medal of Honor Recipient
LTC WILLIAM SWENSON, USA
Medal of Honor Recipient
SGM PATRICK PAYNE, USA
Medal of Honor Recipient
DEBRA BURLINGAME
9/11 Community Leader
REED CORDISH
Principal and Partner, The Cordish Companies
THASUNDA BROWN DUCKETT
Chief Executive Officer
TIAA
Ed Gillespie
Senior Executive Vice President External and Legislative Affairs, AT&T
CAMI GOFF
Executive Vice President, Goff Capital
MIKE HAYES
Managing Director, Insight Partners
TOM HIGGINS
Executive Vice President, Fiserv
NEIL LEIBMAN
Co-Owner and COO, Texas Rangers Baseball Club CEO, Summer Energy Inc.
JOEL S. MARCUS
Executive Chairman and Founder, Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., Alexandria Venture Investments
RYAN MCCARTHY
24th Secretary of the U.S. Army
BRAD MELTZER
Author and Television Host
DOUG PARKER
Chairman and CEO, American Airlines
HENRY ROSS PEROT, III (HILL)
Vice Chairman, Hillwood
THE HONORABLE JIM ROSS
Mayor, City of Arlington
ALAN SCHWARTZ
Executive Chairman, Guggenheim Partners
NICHOLAS J. SINGER
Founder and Managing Partner, Purchase Capital
AMBASSADOR CRAIG STAPLETON
Senior Advisor, Stone Point Capital
Director of Tenax Aerospace and Vivino Inc.
Co-Owner, St. Louis Cardinals
THE HONORABLE REX TILLERSON
69th U.S. Secretary of State
Former CEO, ExxonMobil
ALEXANDER H. TISCH
Executive Vice President
Loews Hotels & Co
FAWN WEAVER
CEO and Founder,
Grant Sidney, INC.
JARED WEINSTEIN
Partner, Thrive Capital
THE HONORABLE JEFF WILLIAMS, P.E.
President & CEO,
Graham Associates, Inc.
MATTHEW ZAMES

BOARD OF DIRECTORS EMERITUS

Dawn Aaron
Business Executive and Philanthropist
SSG DAVID BELLAVIA, USA (RET.)
Medal of Honor Recipient

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MUSEUM LEADERSHIP

HONORARY DIRECTORS

BARACK OBAMA

GEORGE W. BUSH

WILLIAM J. CLINTON

JIMMY CARTER

ADVISORY BOARD

The Honorable Gordon R. England

The Honorable Eric K. Fanning

The Honorable Emilio T. Gonzalez, U.S. Army (Ret.)

The Honorable James M. Loy, U.S. Coast Guard (Ret.)

The Honorable Raymond E. Mabus, Jr.

The Honorable Robert A. McDonald

The Honorable Sean O’Keefe

The Honorable Leon E. Panetta

The Honorable F. Whitten Peters

The Honorable David J. Shulkin, MD

General Kevin P. Chilton, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Admiral Jonathan W. Greenert, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

General Michael V. Hayden, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Admiral Bobby R. Inman, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

General Charles C. Krulak, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.)

Maj Gen Jeannie Leavitt, U.S Air Force (Ret.)

General Richard B. Myers, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Admiral Eric T. Olson, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

General Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.)

General David H. Petraeus, U.S. Army (Ret.)

Admiral Joseph W. Prueher, USN (Ret.)

Theodore Roosevelt IV

James Rosen

General Norton A. Schwartz, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

Gary Sinise

Jake Tapper

General Joseph L. Votel, U.S. Army (Ret.)

General Mark A. Welsh III, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)

ADVISORS

Ken Burns

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

CHARLOTTE JONES, CHAIRMAN

PETER STENT, VICE CHAIRMAN

CHRISTOPHER J. CASSIDY

MG PATRICK BRADY, USA (RET.)

COL JACK JACOBS, USA (RET.)

CMC (SEAL) BRITT SLABINSKI, USN (RET.)

LTC WILLIAM SWENSON, USA

SGM PATRICK PAYNE, USA

DEBRA BURLINGAME

REED CORDISH

THASUNDA BROWN DUCKETT

Ed Gillespie

CAMI GOFF

MIKE HAYES

TOM HIGGINS

NEIL LEIBMAN

JOEL S. MARCUS

RYAN MCCARTHY

BRAD MELTZER

DOUG PARKER

HENRY ROSS PEROT, III (HILL)

THE HONORABLE JIM ROSS

ALAN SCHWARTZ

NICHOLAS J. SINGER

AMBASSADOR CRAIG STAPLETON

THE HONORABLE REX TILLERSON

ALEXANDER H. TISCH

FAWN WEAVER

JARED WEINSTEIN

THE HONORABLE JEFF WILLIAMS, P.E.

MATTHEW ZAMES

BOARD OF DIRECTORS EMERITUS

Dawn Aaron

SSG DAVID BELLAVIA, USA (RET.)