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About
Experience & Education
Volunteer Experience
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Founding Director
Air Force Academy Foundation
- Present 2 years 11 months
Education
The Air Force Academy Foundation is dedicated to providing transformative private support to the Air Force Academy. The Foundation actively works to identify and cultivate key relationships with current and potential Academy donors to support the superintendent's strategic priorities.
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Director
White House Fellows Foundation
- 3 years 1 month
Politics
The mission of the White House Fellows Foundation and Association is: 1) to ensure the continued robust experience and sterling reputation of the White House Fellowships, and 2) to mutually support one another and to encourage Fellows’ lifelong contributions to the public good.
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Co-Founder and former Director | Annual NYC & Dallas Benefit Committees
Navy SEAL Foundation
- Present 21 years
i18n_veterans
The Navy SEAL Foundation stands behind all U.S. Navy SEALs, Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen, Naval Special Warfare support personnel, and their spouses and children. The Foundation coordinates closely with NSW commands to support critical needs of active-duty operators while also providing resources for NSW veterans. Our work is focused on three key areas: family services and command support, educational programs, and legacy activities.
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Advisory Board Member
The National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum
- Present 3 years 7 months
Education
The National Navy SEAL Museum's mission is to preserve the history and heritage of the U.S. Navy SEALs, honor our fallen and care for Special Operations families. The Museum is expanding from its original, historic location in Ft. Pierce, Florida to San Diego, California where it is building a second world-class museum to tell the story of the world’s premier maritime special operations force and why they have remained indispensable for over 80 years.
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Co-Chair, New York Benefit
Human Needs Project
- 2 years
Poverty Alleviation
Human Needs Project (HNP) is a collaborative effort between academic, industry and local leaders to address the lack of basic services common in poor African neighborhoods. With water at its core, and clean technology as its engine, HNP aims to provide basic services where none exist, while educating and training the local population, and in turn creating useful job skills. We build facilities that provide municipal services such as green energy, clean drinking water, showers, toilets and…
Human Needs Project (HNP) is a collaborative effort between academic, industry and local leaders to address the lack of basic services common in poor African neighborhoods. With water at its core, and clean technology as its engine, HNP aims to provide basic services where none exist, while educating and training the local population, and in turn creating useful job skills. We build facilities that provide municipal services such as green energy, clean drinking water, showers, toilets and wastewater management, coupled with social and financial empowerment services to provide an infrastructure of opportunity.
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Director
Carson Scholars Fund, Inc.
- 2 years 1 month
Education
The Carson Scholars Fund supports two main initiatives: Carson Scholarships and the Ben Carson Reading Project. Our scholarship program awards students who have embraced high levels of academic excellence and community service with $1,000 college scholarships. The Ben Carson Reading Project provides funding to schools to build and maintain Ben Carson Reading Rooms – warm, inviting rooms where children can discover the joy of independent leisure reading.
Publications
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National Strategy for Homeland Security (2007)
The President
Organizations
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FirstWave
Life Member
- PresentFirstWave is a private alumni association of United States Service Academy graduates (United States Military Academy at West Point, United States Naval Academy, and United States Air Force Academy) with a mission of promoting business and community leadership at the highest levels. Activities focus on annual leadership weekends with professional development, educational sessions, philanthropy efforts, guest speakers, and social activities. FirstWave’s charitable efforts focus on the military…
FirstWave is a private alumni association of United States Service Academy graduates (United States Military Academy at West Point, United States Naval Academy, and United States Air Force Academy) with a mission of promoting business and community leadership at the highest levels. Activities focus on annual leadership weekends with professional development, educational sessions, philanthropy efforts, guest speakers, and social activities. FirstWave’s charitable efforts focus on the military community, including military personnel, military families, and veterans. Membership is by invitation, via nominations from current members.
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Council on Foreign Relations
Life Member
- PresentThe Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher dedicated to being a resource for its members, government officials, business executives, journalists, educators and students, civic and religious leaders, and other interested citizens in order to help them better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries. Founded in 1921, CFR takes no institutional positions on matters…
The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an independent, nonpartisan membership organization, think tank, and publisher dedicated to being a resource for its members, government officials, business executives, journalists, educators and students, civic and religious leaders, and other interested citizens in order to help them better understand the world and the foreign policy choices facing the United States and other countries. Founded in 1921, CFR takes no institutional positions on matters of policy. https://www.cfr.org/
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Alder
Member
- PresentAt Alder, our mission is to amplify the influence of our distinguished and purpose-driven community. Membership is transformative and creates a network effect of impact on various societal issues, including civics, education, economics, security, and culture. We are building an institution that ignites Generational Leadership, supporting leaders who will leave this world in the best possible condition for future generations. https://alder.co/
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Business Executives for National Security (BENS)
Member
- PresentBusiness Executives for National Security is a nationwide network of elite business leaders who are united in the belief that private-sector expertise and best practices can help the Department of Defense and other national security agencies execute their missions to keep America secure. Founded in 1982, BENS has a long history of bringing the best talent in business together with senior national security leaders to apply best practices and cutting-edge ideas to solve some of the Nations’ most…
Business Executives for National Security is a nationwide network of elite business leaders who are united in the belief that private-sector expertise and best practices can help the Department of Defense and other national security agencies execute their missions to keep America secure. Founded in 1982, BENS has a long history of bringing the best talent in business together with senior national security leaders to apply best practices and cutting-edge ideas to solve some of the Nations’ most complex and pressing national security challenges. Operating as a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, BENS does its work at no cost to government. https://bens.org/
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Academy of Achievement
International Achievement Summit Scholar
- PresentThe American Academy of Achievement is unlike any other organization in the world. For six decades, our nonprofit foundation has sparked the imaginations and raised the aspirations of extraordinary young people across the United States and around the globe by bringing them into direct personal contact with the preeminent leaders and innovators of our times. The Academy’s annual gatherings transfer knowledge, inspiration and the benefit of extraordinary life history from one generation of…
The American Academy of Achievement is unlike any other organization in the world. For six decades, our nonprofit foundation has sparked the imaginations and raised the aspirations of extraordinary young people across the United States and around the globe by bringing them into direct personal contact with the preeminent leaders and innovators of our times. The Academy’s annual gatherings transfer knowledge, inspiration and the benefit of extraordinary life history from one generation of established achievers to the next generation of young people, who will, in turn, become leaders in their respective fields. https://achievement.org/
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