Military leadership requires both mental and physical toughness to pull through difficult situations. WSB’s roster of military leaders includes Secretaries of Defense, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Generals, and other decorated heroes. Hear real-world examples of how it’s possible to lead through overwhelming circumstances. Available for in-person or virtual events and meetings.
Commander of U.S. Special Operations Command (2011-2014) and of U.S. Joint Special Operations Command (2008-2011); Chancellor of the University of Texas System (2015-2018); Bestselling Author
Board of Directors Chairman, USA Basketball; Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (2011-2015)
U.S. Secretary of Defense (2013–2015); U.S. Senator (1997–2009); Co-founder, Vanguard Cellular Systems, Inc.
Board Member, SolCyber; Founder, IronNet Cybersecurity; Former Commander, U.S. Cyber Command; Former Director, National Security Agency; Former Chief, Central Security Service; Former Board of Directors, Amazon
Transformational Leader; Secretary of Defense (2006-2011); Bestselling Author
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (2007-2011); 28th Chief of Naval Operations (2005-2007)
Motivational Speaker; Fighter Pilot; Patriotic Philanthropist; PGA Professional; Golf Course Developer; Author, A Patriot's Calling: Living Life Between Fear and Faith and Fly Into the Wind
First Living Medal of Honor Recipient Since the Vietnam War, Author
First Secretary of U.S. Department of Homeland Security; Former Governor of Pennsylvania; Chairman, Ridge Global
U.S. Secretary of Defense (2011-2013), Director, Central Intelligence Agency (2009-2011), Chief of Staff to President Bill Clinton (1994-1997), Director, U.S. Office of Management and Budget (1993-1994) and Co-founder and Chairman, Panetta Institute for Public Policy
Distinguished Statesman, Secretary of Defense (1997-2001) and CEO, The Cohen Group
16th Supreme Allied Commander, NATO; Partner and Vice Chairman, Carlyle; Chair of the Board of Trustees, The Rockefeller Foundation; New York Times Bestselling Author; Senior Military Analyst, CNN
General, US Army (Ret.); Partner, KKR and Chairman of the KKR Global Institute; Former Commander of the Surge in Iraq, US Central Command, and Coalition Forces in Afghanistan; Former Director of the CIA
Wall Street Journal Bestselling Author; F-16 and F-35 Fighter Pilot; F-35 Chief of Training Systems, U.S. Air Force
President, Forward Edge AI (2024-Present); Deputy Commanding General, Army Futures Command (2022-2024); Director, Next Generation Combat Vehicles Cross Functional Team (2018-2022)
Deputy Commander of US Cyber Command 2020-2022; Distinguished Visiting Professor, Vanderbilt University 2022-Present
Former US Navy SEAL; Founder and CEO of Talent War Group and ATTA, Building Mental Strength and Wellness; Co-Author of the Best-Selling Book The Talent War; Men’s Journal Lead Columnist; Podcast Host for the Self-Improvement Focused ‘Everyday Warrior’ Series
Leadership Keynote Speaker, retired Brigadier General, Author, and Executive Director of the Doerr Institute for New Leaders
First Woman Thunderbird Pilot, Combat Veteran, Fighter Squadron Commander, 21-year U.S. Air Force career, White House Fellow, Former White House Adviser, and Indomitable Spirit
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