about our organization
The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation is a 501(c)(3) educational institution on a mission to inspire america.
Our mission as an organization is to inspire America to its true character and leadership potential—one hero at a time.
HONORARY directors
The National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation Board is dedicated to making this institution—and its impact—a reality.
Jimmy Carter
The 39th President of the United States
WILLIAM J. CLINTON
The 42nd President of the United States
GEORGE W. BUSH
The 43rd President of the United States3
BARACK OBAMA
The 44th President of the United States
HONORARY Directors
Four living former Commanders-in-Chief – Presidents Barack Obama, George W. Bush, William J. Clinton, and Jimmy Carter – have signed on as Honorary Directors of the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation, reflecting the importance of our mission.
Board of Directors
Our Board of Directors is comprised of leaders who are former heads of each branch of the military, former cabinet-level secretaries, distinguished leaders of business, and generous philanthropists. With their collective vision and efforts, we can all come together to ensure the stories of Medal of Honor recipients are remembered, treasured, and embedded into our country’s future.
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
SSG David Bellavia, USA
Medal of Honor Recipient
MG Patrick Brady, USA (ret.)
Medal of Honor Recipient
COL Jack Jacobs, USA (ret.)
Medal of Honor Recipient
SOCM (SEAL) Britt Slabinski, USN (ret.)
Medal of Honor Recipient
LTC William Swenson, USA
Medal of Honor Recipient
Dawn Arnall
Business Executive and Philanthropist
Debra Burlingame
9/11 Community Leader
Reed Cordish
Principal and Partner, The Cordish Companies
Thasunda Brown Duckett
Chief Executive Officer
TIAA
Mike Hayes
Chief Digital Transformation Officer
VMware
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
Brad Meltzer
Author and Television Host
Doug Parker
Chairman and CEO, American Airlines
Henry Ross Perot III (Hill)
Vice President, Hillwood
Christopher Sambar
Executive Vice President, AT&T
Alan Schwartz
Executive Chairman, Guggenheim Partners, L.L.C
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
Jared Weinstein
Partner, Thrive Capital
The Honorable Jeff Williams, P.E.
President & CEO, Graham Associates, Inc.
Matthew Zames
America exists because of those who have devoted their lives to freedom. Some of these stories are well known. Too many are not. And all deserved to be told.
Our foundation is dedicated to telling the stories of Medal of Honor recipients so that we can preserve their legacies—and continue to build upon them.
– Charlotte Jones, Chairman & Chris Cassidy, President and CEO
advisory Board
Representing every branch of our 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 NavyThe Honorable Eric K. Fanning
22nd U.S. Secretary of the Army President & CEO, Aerospace Industries AssociationThe 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 Co-Chair, MercuryThe 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 GroupThe Honorable Raymond E. Mabus, Jr.
75th U.S. Secretary of the Navy Founding Principal and CEO, The Mabus GroupThe Honorable Robert A. McDonald
8th U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Retired Chairman, President and CEO, The Procter & Gamble CompanyThe 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 AffairsThe Honorable Leon E. Panetta
23rd U. S. Secretary of Defense Former Director of the Central Intelligence Agency Chairman, The Panetta Institute for Public PolicyThe Honorable F. Whitten Peters
19th U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Senior Counsel, Williams & Connolly LLPThe Honorable David J. Shulkin, MD
9th U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs President, Shulkin Solutions, LLCGeneral Kevin P. Chilton, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
Commander, U.S. Strategic Command (2007-2011) President, Chilton & Associates LLCAdmiral 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 GroupAdmiral 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 Policy at The University of TexasGeneral Charles C. Krulak, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.)
31st Commandant of the Marine CorpsGeneral Richard B. Myers, U.S. Air Force (Ret.)
15th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff President, Kansas State UniversityAdmiral Eric T. Olson, U.S. Navy (Ret.)
Commander, U.S. Special Ops Command (‘07-’11) President, ETO Group, LLCGeneral Peter Pace, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.)
16th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Operating Partner, Behrman CapitalGeneral 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 AgencyAdmiral 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-Harvard Preventive Defense ProjectTheodore Roosevelt IV
Former U.S. Navy SEAL Managing Director & Chairman, Barclays Cleantech InitiativeJames Rosen
Washington Correspondent, Sînclair Broadcast GroupGeneral 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 FoundationAdmiral James G. Stavridis, U.S. Navy (Ret.)
Supreme Allied Commander at NATO (‘09-’13) Operating Executive, The Carlyle GroupJake Tapper
CNN Anchor and Chief Washington CorrespondentGeneral Joseph L. Votel, U.S. Army (Ret.)
President & Chief Executive Officer, Business Executives for National SecurityGeneral 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 Universityadvisors
Ken Burns
Senior American History Advisor
