Our Executive Advisory Council is a bi-partisan contingent of retired senior military leaders and former members of the Cabinet.

Military Leadership

General John M. Shalikashvili, US Army (Ret.) - Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs

General Henry “Hugh” Shelton, US Army (Ret.) - Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs

General Walter E. Boomer, US Marine Corps (Ret.) - Assistant Commandant of the United States Marine Corps

General Wesley Clark, US Army (Ret.) - Former Supreme Allied Commander - NATO

General Richard E. Hawley, US Air Force (Ret.) - Former Commander - Air Combat Command

General Lester L. Lyles, US Air Force (Ret.) - Former Vice Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force

General Gregory S. “Speedy” Martin, US Air Force (Ret.) - Former Commander - US Air Force Material Command

General Wallace H. Nutting, US Army (Ret.)

General Johnnie E. Wilson, US Army (Ret.) - Former Commander - US Army Material Command

General Fred F. Woerner, Jr., US Army (Ret.)

Admiral Leon A. "Bud" Edney, US Navy (Ret.) - Former Supreme Allied Commander - NATO

Admiral Edmund P. Giambastiani, Jr., US Navy (Ret.) - Former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs

Admiral Thomas B. Hayward, US Navy (Ret.) - Former Chief of Naval Operations

Lieutenant General Joe N. Ballard, US Army (Ret.)

Lieutenant General Julius W. Becton, Jr., US Army (Ret.)

Lieutenant General Dennis L. Benchoff, US Army (Ret.)

Lieutenant General John B. Blount, US Army (Ret.)

Lieutenant General Robert G. Gard, Jr., US Army (Ret.)

Lieutenant General Arthur J. Gregg, US Army (Ret.)

Lieutenant General Jerome B. Hilmes, US Army (Ret.)

Lieutenant General Charles L. Johnson, US Air Force (Ret.)

Lieutenant General Donald L. Kerrick, US Army (Ret.)

Lieutenant General Carol A. Mutter, US Marine Corps (Ret.)

Lieutenant General David H. Ohle, US Army (Ret.)

Lieutenant General John P. Otjen, US Army (Ret.)

Lieutenant General Garry L. Parks, US Marine Corps (Ret.)

Lieutenant General Michael D. Rochelle, US Army (Ret.)

Lieutenant General Ricardo S. Sanchez, US Army (Ret.)

Lieutenant General Norman R. Seip, US Air Force (Ret.)

Lieutenant General William P. Tangney, US Army (Ret.)

Lieutenant General Frederick E. Vollrath, US Army (Ret.)

Lieutenant General Claudius E. "Bud" Watts, US Marine Corps (Ret.)

Lieutenant General Ronald L. Watts, US Army (Ret.)

Lieutenant General Joseph H. Wehrle, US Air Force (Ret.)

Lieutenant General Robert J. Winglass, US Marine Corps (Ret.)

Vice Admiral Donald Arthur, US Navy (Ret.)

Vice Admiral Albert J. Baciocco, Jr., US Navy (Ret.)

Vice Admiral Edward H. Martin, US Navy (Ret.)

Vice Admiral James D. Williams, US Navy (Ret.)

Vice Admiral James A. Zimble, US Navy (Ret.)

Major General Earl L. Adams, US Army (Ret.)

Major General James B. Allen, Jr., US Army (Ret.)

Major General Keith D. Bjerke, US Air Force (Ret.)

Major General Buford "Buff" Blount, US Army (Ret.)

Major General Roger R. Blunt, US Army (Ret.)

Major General Ronald E. Brooks, US Army (Ret.)

Major General Larry D. Budge, US Army (Ret.)

Major General William F. Burns, US Army (Ret.)

Major General George A. Buskirk, Jr., US Army (Ret.)

Major General Jack J. Catton, Jr., US Air Force (Ret.)

Major General Carroll D. Childers, US Army (Ret.)

Major General Drennan Anthony Clark, US Air Force (Ret.)

Major General George F. Close, Jr., US Army (Ret.)

Major General James W. Comstock, US Army (Ret.)

Major General Wesley E. Craig, US Army (Ret.)

Major General John T. Crowe, US Army (Ret.)

Major General Nelson E. Durgin, US Air Force (Ret.)

Major General Paul D. Eaton, US Army (Ret.)

Major General Frank R. Faykes, US Air Force (Ret.)

Major General John T. Furlow, US Army (Ret.)

Major General James H. Garner, US Army (Ret.)

Major General Peter J. Gravett, US Army (Ret.)

Major General George H. Harmeyer, US Army (Ret.)

Major General Gerald E. Harmon, US Army (Ret.)

Major General Ralph L. Haynes, US Army (Ret.)

Major General Donald R. Infante, US Army (Ret.)

Major General Jerome Johnson, US Army (Ret.)

Major General James A. Kelley, US Army (Ret.)

Major General Thomas D. Kinley, US Army (Ret.)

Major General James R. Klugh, US Army (Ret.)

Major General John W. Libby, US Army (Ret.)

Major General James H. Lipscomb, US Army (Ret.)

Major General William J. Lutz, US Air Force (Ret.)

Major General Lester Martinez-Lopez, US Army (Ret.)

Major General Paul D. Monroe, Jr., US Army (Ret.)

Major General Melvyn Montano, US Air Force (Ret.)

Major General Stephen E. Nichols, US Army (Ret.)

Major General George W. "Nordie" Norwood, US Air Force (Ret.)

Major General Daniel J. O’Neill, US Army (Ret.)

Major General Joseph F. Perugino, US Army (Ret.)

Major General Walter F. Pudlowski, Jr., US Army (Ret.)

Major General James I. “Ike” Pylant, US Army (Ret.)

Major General John A. Renner, US Army (Ret.)

Major General Henry D. Robertson, US Marine Corps (Ret.)

Major General William H. Russ, US Army (Ret.)

Major General Roger W. Sandler, US Army (Ret.)

Major General George J. Smith, US Army (Ret.)

Major General Carroll L. Thackston, US Army (Ret.)

Major General Thomas J. Thorne, US Army (Ret.)

Major General Paul E. Vallely, US Army (Ret.)

Major General Jack C. Wheeler, US Army (Ret.)

Major General Richard O. Wightman, Jr., US Army (Ret.)

Rear Admiral Raymond B. Ackerman, US Navy (Ret.)

Rear Admiral James A. Barnett, US Navy (Ret.)

Rear Admiral Robert E. Besal, US Navy (Ret.)

Rear Admiral Walter H. Cantrell, US Navy (Ret.)

Rear Admiral James J. Carey, US Navy (Ret.)

Rear Admiral Roland G. Guibault, US Navy (Ret.)

Rear Admiral John G. Hekman, US Navy (Ret.)

Rear Admiral Edward K. Kristensen, US Navy (Ret.)

Rear Admiral James E. McPherson, US Navy (Ret.)

Rear Admiral Stuart F. Platt, US Navy (Ret.)

Rear Admiral Joseph A. "Joe" Sestak, Jr., US Navy (Ret.)

Rear Admiral John F. Shipway, US Navy (Ret.)

Rear Admiral Alan M. Steinman, US Coast Guard (Ret.)

Rear Admiral Robert Sutton, US Navy (Ret.)

Brigadier General Clara L. Adams-Ender, US Army (Ret.)

Brigadier General Sherian G. Cadoria, US Army (Ret.)

Brigadier General Robert G. Carmichael, Jr., US Army (Ret.)

Brigadier General Chalmers R. Carr, Jr., US Air Force (Ret.)

Brigadier General George N. Clark, Jr., US Air Force (Ret.)

Brigadier General Julia J. Cleckley, US Army (Ret.)

Brigadier General Augustus L. Collins, US Army (Ret.)

Brigadier General James P. Combs, US Army (Ret.)

Brigadier General Francis R. Dillon, US Air Force (Ret.)

Brigadier General John W. Douglass, US Air Force (Ret.)

Brigadier General Michael A. Dunn, US Army (Ret.)

Brigadier General Charles K. Ebner, US Army (Ret.)

Brigadier General John L. Finan, US Air Force (Ret.)

Brigadier General Evelyn "Pat" Foote, US Army (Ret.)

Brigadier General Robert E. Gaylord, US Army (Ret.)

Brigadier General Edward H. Gerhardt, US Army (Ret.)

Brigadier General Lawrence E. Gillespie, US Army (Ret.)

Brigadier General Larry E. Gilman, US Army (Ret.)

Brigadier General Larry W. Haltom, US Army (Ret.)

Brigadier General David Hicks, US Army (Ret.)

Brigadier General Keith H. Kerr, US Army (Ret.)

Brigadier General Ralph E. Leonard, US Air Force (Ret.)

Brigadier General Phil Leventis, US Air Force (Ret.)

Brigadier General Donald H. Marden, US Army (Ret.)

Brigadier General Roy Martin, US Air Force (Ret.)

Brigadier General David L. McGinnis, US Army (Ret.)

Brigadier General Marvin E. Mitchiner, US Army (Ret.)

Brigadier General Douglass M. Pierce, US Air Force (Ret.)

Brigadier General Gary M. Profit, US Army (Ret.)

Brigadier General Eugene “Gene” Richardson, US Army (Ret.)

Brigadier General Velma L. "Von" Richardson, US Army (Ret.)

Brigadier General Dennis W. Schulstad, US Air Force (Ret.)

Brigadier General James H. Schwitters, US Army (Ret.)

Brigadier General Roger L. Shields, US Army (Ret.)

Brigadier General David A. Sprenkle, US Air Force (Ret.)

Brigadier General Preston Taylor, US Air Force (Ret.)

Brigadier General William T. Thielemann, US Army (Ret.)

Brigadier General Richard W. Tuttle, US Air Force (Ret.)

Brigadier General Terry J. Tyler, US Army (Ret.)

Brigadier General Ted Vander Els, US Army (Ret.)

Brigadier General Augustine A. Verrengia, US Air Force (Ret.)

Brigadier General John M. Watkins, US Army (Ret.)

Brigadier General Jack Yeager, US Army (Ret.)

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Eric W. Benken (Ret.)

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Frederick J. Finch (Ret.)

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James L. Herdt (Ret.)

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps John L. Estrada (Ret.)

Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Alford L. McMichael (Ret.)

Sergeant Major of the Army Reserve Michele S. Jones (Ret.)

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Vincent W. Patton, III (Ret.)

Sergeant Major of the Army Jack L. Tilley (Ret.)

Civilian

Former Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton

Former Under Secretary of the Army Joe R. Reeder