Executive Advisory Council

Our Executive Advisory Council is a nonpartisan contingent of retired generals, admirals, and other senior military leaders. Members are listed in order of rank.

Military Leadership

Donald Arthur, Vice Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
Albert J. Baciocco, Jr., Vice Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
Joe N. Ballard, Lieutenant General, US Army (Retired)
Jared L. Bates, Lieutenant General, US Army (Retired)
Julius W. Becton, Jr., Lieutenant General, US Army (Retired)
Dennis L. Benchoff, Lieutenant General, US Army (Retired)
John B. Blount, Lieutenant General, US Army (Retired)
Walter E. Buchanan, III, Lieutenant General, US Air Force (Retired)
Richard A. Burpee, Lieutenant General, US Air Force (Retired)
Dennis D. Cavin, Lieutenant General, US Army (Retired)
John G. Cotton, Vice Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
Lewis W. “Lou” Crenshaw, Jr., Vice Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
Ronald M. Eytchison, Vice Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
Scott A. Fry, Vice Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
Robert G. Gard, Jr., Lieutenant General, US Army (Retired)
Arthur J. Gregg, Lieutenant General, US Army (Retired)
Jerome B. Hilmes, Lieutenant General, US Army (Retired)
John D. Hopper, Jr., Lieutenant General, US Air Force (Retired)
Charles L. Johnson, Lieutenant General, US Air Force (Retired)
Donald L. Kerrick, Lieutenant General, US Army (Retired)
Jack W. Klimp, Lieutenant General, US Marine Corps (Retired)
Harold M. Koenig, Vice Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
Edward H. Martin, Vice Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
Carol A. Mutter, Lieutenant General, US Marine Corps (Retired)

David H. Ohle, Lieutenant General, US Army (Retired)
John P. Otjen, Lieutenant General, US Army (Retired)
Garry L. Parks, Lieutenant General, US Marine Corps (Retired)
James C. Riley, Lieutenant General, US Army (Retired)
Michael D. Rochelle, Lieutenant General, US Army (Retired)
Thurman D. Rodgers, Lieutenant General, US Army (Retired)
Ricardo S. Sanchez, Lieutenant General, US Army (Retired)
Norman R. Seip, Lieutenant General, US Air Force (Retired)
Joseph A. “Joe” Sestak, Jr., Vice Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
Alexander M. Sloan, Lieutenant General, US Air Force (Retired)
William P. Tangney, Lieutenant General, US Army (Retired)
Herbert R. Temple, Jr., Lieutenant General, US Army (Retired)
John B. Totushek, Vice Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
Frederick E. Vollrath, Lieutenant General, US Army (Retired)
Claudius E. “Bud” Watts, Lieutenant General, US Air Force (Retired)
Ronald L. Watts, Lieutenant General, US Army (Retired)
Joseph H. Wehrle, Lieutenant General, US Air Force (Retired)
James D. Williams, Vice Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
Robert J. Winglass, Lieutenant General, US Marine Corps (Retired)
Anthony L. Winns, Vice Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
James A. Zimble, Vice Admiral, US Navy (Retired)

Raymond B. Ackerman, Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
Earl L. Adams, Major General, US Army (Retired)
George A. Alexander, Major General, US Army (Retired)
James B. Allen, Jr., Major General, US Army (Retired)
Keith D. Bjerke, Major General, US Air Force (Retired)
Daniel R. “Dan” Bowler, Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
Guy M. Bourn, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Buford "Buff" Blount, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Roger R. Blunt, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Ronald E. Brooks, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Larry D. Budge, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Donald Burdick, Major General, US Army (Retired)
William F. Burns, Major General, US Army (Retired)
George A. Buskirk, Jr., Major General, US Army (Retired)
Walter H. Cantrell, Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
James J. Carey, Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
Jack J. Catton, Jr., Major General, US Air Force (Retired)
Carroll D. Childers, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Drennan Anthony Clark, Major General, US Air Force (Retired)
George F. Close, Jr., Major General, US Army (Retired)
Casey W. Coane, Rear Admiral,, US Navy (Retired)
Stephen D. Collins, Major General, US Army (Retired)
James W. Comstock, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Wesley E. Craig, Major General, US Army (Retired)
John T. Crowe, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Thomas G. Cutler, Major General, US Air Force (Retired)
Dan W. Davenport, Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
Michael W. Davidson, Major General, US Army (Retired)
James Donald Davis, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Michael E. Dunlavey, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Nelson E. Durgin, Major General, US Air Force (Retired)
Paul D. Eaton, Major General, US Army (Retired)
David M. Edgington, Major General, US Air Force (Retired)
Jay T. Edwards, Major General, US Air Force (Retired)
Verna D. Fairchild, Major General, US Air Force (Retired)
Frank R. Faykes, Major General, US Air Force (Retired)
Robert J. Felderman, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Hugh H. “Bugs” Forsythe, Major General, US Air Force (Retired)
Ronne Froman, Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
Vance H. Fry, Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
John T. Furlow, Major General, US Army (Retired)
James H. Garner, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Stephen M. Goldfein, Major General, US Air Force (Retired)
Elder Granger, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Peter J. Gravett, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Roland G. Guibault, Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
Garry E. Hall, Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
Rodney R. Hannula, Major General, US Army (Retired)
George H. Harmeyer, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Gerald E. Harmon, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Earnest L. Harrington, Jr., Major General, US Army (Retired)
David T. Hart, Jr., Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
Ralph L. Haynes, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Erik Hearon, Major General, US Air Force (Retired)
John F. Hekman, Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
William A. Henderson, Major General, US Air Force (Retired)
Maryanne T. Ibach, Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
Donald R. Infante, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Jerome Johnson, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Ronald L. Johnson, Major General, US Army (Retired)
James A. Kelley, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Dennis M. Kenneally, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Thomas D. Kinley, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Dennis E. Klein, Major General, US Army (Retired)
James R. Klugh, Sr., Major General, US Army (Retired)
Edward K. Kristensen, Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
William A. Kowba, Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
Stephen R. Layfield, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Roger P. Lempke, Major General, US Air Force (Retired)

John W. Libby, Major General, US Army (Retired)
James H. Lipscomb III, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Curtis A. Loop, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Donald P. Loren, Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
William Joseph Lutz, Major General, US Air Force (Retired)
Bruce W. MacLane, Major General, US Air Force (Retired)
Lester Martinez-Lopez, Major General, US Army (Retired)
William B. Lynch, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Fred F. Marty, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Thomas E. Mattson, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Lee J. Metcalf, Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
John H. McKinley, Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
James E. McPherson, Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
Kenneth P. Moritsugu, Rear Admiral, US Public Health Service (Retired)
Paul D. Monroe, Jr., Major General, US Army (Retired)
Melvyn Montano, Major General, US Air Force (Retired)
Mark R. Musick, Major General, US Air Force (Retired)
Robert L. Nabors, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Larry D. New, Major General, US Air Force (Retired)
Robert B. Newman, Jr., Major General, US Air Force (Retired)
Stephen E. Nichols, Major General, US Army (Retired)
George W. “Nordie” Norwood, Major General, US Air Force (Retired)
Daniel J. O’Neill, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Joseph F. Perugino, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Stuart F. Platt, Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
James I. “Ike” Pylant, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Charles F. “Chick” Rauch, Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
John A. Renner, Major General, US Army (Retired)
H. Douglas Robertson, Major General, US Army (Retired)
William Drane Rodriguez, Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
Jon R. Root, Major General, US Army (Retired)
William H. Russ, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Roger W. Sandler, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Norman T. “Norm” Saunders, US Coast Guard (Retired)
Carl G. Schneider, Major General, US Air Force (Retired)
John F. Shipway, Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
Robert S. Silverthorn, Jr., Major General, US Army (Retired)
Greg Slavonic, Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
George J. Smith, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Annette L. Sobel, Major General, US Air Force (Retired)
Alan M. Steinman, US Coast Guard (Retired)
John E. Stevens, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Tracy E. Strevey, Jr., Major General, US Army (Retired)
Jack Strukel, Jr., Major General, US Army (Retired)
Errol Gordon Stump, Major General, US Air Force (Retired)
Robert Sutton, Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
Melvin C. Thrash, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Carroll Thackston, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Thomas J. Thorne, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Paul E. Vallely, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Billy G. Wellman, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Jack C. Wheeler, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Richard O. Wightman, Jr., Major General, US Army (Retired)
Bobby J. Wilkes, Major General, US Air Force (Retired)
Bennie E. Williams, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Charles Williams, Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
Charles E. Williams, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Charles J. Wing, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Jackie D. Wood, Major General, US Army (Retired)
Robert M. Worley, II, Major General, US Air Force (Retired)
Edward L. Wright, Major General, US Army (Retired)
D. Allen Youngman, Major General, US Army (Retired)

John Adams, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Clara L. Adams-Ender, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Richard “Rick” Ash, Brigadier General, US Air Force (Retired)
William W. Austin, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
James A. “Jamie” Barnett, Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
Jerry G. Beck, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Robert E. Besal, Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
W. Art Bloomer, Brigadier General, US Marine Corps (Retired)
Doyle D. Broome, Jr., Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Sherian G. Cadoria, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Robert G. Carmichael, Jr., Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Chalmers Carr, Jr., Brigadier General, US Air Force (Retired)
George N. Clark, Jr., Brigadier General, US Air Force (Retired)
Julia J. Cleckley, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Daniel P. Coffey, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Augustus L. Collins, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
James P. Combs, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Francis R. Dillon, Brigadier General, US Air Force (Retired)
John W. Douglass, Brigadier General, US Air Force (Retired)
Mark C. Dow, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Michael A. Dunn, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Charles K. Ebner, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
John L. Finan, Brigadier General, US Air Force (Retired)
Evelyn "Pat" Foote, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Jack R. Fox, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Alan K. Fry, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Robert E. Gaylord, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Richard V. Geraci, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Edward H. Gerhardt, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Lawrence E. Gillespie, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Larry E. Gilman, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Larry W. Haltom, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Emory J. Hagan, III, Brigadier General, California State Military Reserve (Retired)
Ronald H. “Ron” Henderson, Jr., Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
David Hicks, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Ronald B. Kalkofen, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
D. Michael Kelleher, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Keith H. Kerr, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
William F. Kuehn, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Steven A. Kunkle, Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
Jeffrey S. Lawson, Brigadier General, US Air Force (Retired)

Ralph E. Leonard, Brigadier General, US Air Force (Retired)
Phil Leventis, Brigadier General, US Air Force (Retired)
Joe I. Mensching, Brigadier General, US Air Force (Retired)
Donald H. Marden, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Keith Martin, Brigadier General, PA Army National Guard (Retired)
Roy Martin, Brigadier General, US Air Force (Retired)
James A. McDevitt, Brigadier General, US Air Force (Retired)
David L. McGinnis, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Marvin E. Mitchiner, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Oakley E. Osborn, Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
Robert D. Papak, Brigadier General, US Marine Corps (Retired)
Gary A. Pappas, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Douglas M. Pierce, Brigadier General, US Air Force (Retired)
Belinda Pinckney, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Guido J. Portante, Jr., Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Gary M. Profit, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Eugene “Gene” Richardson, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Velma L. “Von” Richardson, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Ben T. Robinson, Brigadier General, US Air Force (Retired)
Dennis W. Schulstad, Brigadier General, US Air Force (Retired)
James H. Schwitters, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Randolph Scott, Brigadier General, US Air Force (Retired)
Ronald Seely, Brigadier General, US Air Force (Retired)
John G. Sheedy, Brigadier General, US Air Force (Retired)
Roger L. Shields, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Harry Sieben, Jr., Brigadier General, US Air Force (Retired)
Earl M. Simms, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Donald B. Smith, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Vinson E. Smith, Rear Admiral, US Navy (Retired)
David A. Sprenkle, Brigadier General, US Air Force (Retired)
Preston Taylor, Brigadier General, US Air Force (Retired)
William T. Thielemann, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Richard W. Tuttle, Brigadier General, US Air Force (Retired)
Terry J. Tyler, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Robin Umberg, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Ted Vander Els, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Augustine A. Verrengia, Brigadier General, US Air Force (Retired)
John M. Watkins, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Jack Yeager, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)
Mark E. Zirkelbach, Brigadier General, US Army (Retired)

Enlisted Leadership

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Frederick J. Finch (Retired)
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Eric W. Benken (Retired)
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy James L. Herdt (Retired)
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps John L. Estrada (Retired)
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps Alford L. McMichael (Retired)

Sergeant Major of the Army Reserve Michele S. Jones (Retired)
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Charles W. Bowen (Retired)
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard Vincent Patton, III (Retired)
Sergeant Major of the Army Jack L. Tilley (Retired)

Civilian Leadership

Former Secretary of the Navy John H. Dalton

Former Under Secretary of the Army Joe R. Reeder