General Peter Pace, United States Marine Corps (Retired)
From 2005-2007, General Pace served as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the principal military advisor to the President, the Secretary of Defense, the National Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council. He also served as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. General Pace holds the distinction of being the first Marine to have served in either of these positions.
In June, 2008, General Pace was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor a President can bestow.
General Pace is currently serving on the Board of Directors of several corporate entities involved in management consulting, private equity, and IT security. He is a member of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Senior Advisory Group, and has served on the President’s Intelligence Advisory Board, and the Secretary of Defense’s Defense Policy Board. General Pace is Chairman of the Board for Wall Street Warfighters Foundation, and a long-standing member of the Board of Directors for the Marine Corps Law Enforcement Foundation. He serves on the Advisory Board for Snowball Express, and with his wife Lynne on the advisory board for Our Military Kids.
General Pace graduated from the United States Naval Academy. He attended the Harvard University Senior Executives in National and International Security program, and graduated from the National War College. General Pace holds a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from George Washington University,