Donald G. Cook is a retired United States Air Force four star general who served as Commander, Air Education and Training Command at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas from 2001 to 2005. As Commander, he was responsible for the recruiting,…
Senator Lieberman currently serves as senior Counsel at the law firm of Kasowitz, Benson, Torres, and Friedman in New York. For 24 years, he served in the U.S. Senate from Connecticut, serving as Chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental…
Shelley Berkley, was the U.S. Representative for Nevada’s 1st congressional district, serving since 1999 until 2013. After obtaining her law degree in 1976 from the University of San Diego School of Law, Berkley returned to Las Vegas and began her…
Michael Makovsky since 2013 has been President and CEO of the Jewish Institute for National Security of America (JINSA), a leading Washington, D.C.-based policy and educational organization focused on U.S. defense and national security issues in the Middle East. Makovsky…
Jonathan Ruhe is JINSA Director of Foreign Policy. Prior to joining JINSA, he worked at the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC), where he focused on Middle East and Former Soviet Union security issues. His commentary has appeared in the Wall Street…
Harris Vederman joined JINSA in December 2013 with over a decade of high-level Washington D.C. and national outreach experience. In his role as Vice President of Programs and Outreach, Harris is responsible for forging strong relationships with military persons, program…
Major General Gallinetti received his commission as a Second Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps in June 1972 upon graduation from California State University, Fresno, CA. His assignments have included Fleet Marine Force tours with 1st, 2d, and 3d…
Jack Jacobs was born in Brooklyn, New York. He holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees from Rutgers University and entered the U.S. Army in 1966 as a Second Lieutenant through the ROTC program. He served as a platoon leader in the…
Admiral Mark Fitzgerald currently consults with numerous defense and commercial maritime and aviation contractors. He is Chairman of the Board of the Association of Naval Aviators and Vice Chairman of the Naval Aviation Museum Foundation. He was commissioned in the…
