Team

John D. (JD) Johnson retired as a Lieutenant General following a 38-year career in the U.S. Army. While serving in the Army, he held numerous senior command and staff positions. He served as the Deputy Commanding General for the U.S.

LtGen Richard F. Natonski, USMC (ret.) is the former Commander of U.S. Marine Corps Forces Command, which he held from August 2008 until his retirement on September 8, 2010, after more than 37 years of service. From 2006-2008, he served

Charles Wax serves as CEO and Chairman of the Board for WAXIE Sanitary Supply. Charles began working at the family owned business as a 12-year old sweeping floors and stacking products in the warehouse. He worked after school, during the

Gen. Mike Hostage is Commander, Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Va. As the commander, he was responsible for organizing, training, equipping and maintaining combat-ready forces for rapid deployment and employment while ensuring strategic air defense forces are ready

Joel Zinberg, M.D., J.D., F.A.C.S., recently completed two years as the General Counsel and a Senior Economist at the Council of Economic Advisers in the Executive Office of the President in Washington DC. He is a surgeon specializing in general

John Hannah is the Randi & Charles Wax Senior Fellow at JINSA’s Gemunder Center for Defense and Strategy. Hannah served in senior foreign policy positions for both Democratic and Republican administrations, including as former Vice President Dick Cheney’s National Security

Simcha G. Lyons is the Founder and Chairman of the John C. Danforth Society. He has been a member of the board of directors of Maiden Holdings Ltd., a Bermuda Reinsurance Co., since June 2007. Mr. Lyons currently serves as Chairman

N. Nolan Judd joined JINSA as the Executive Assistant to the President & CEO after previously serving as a policy intern during his undergraduate studies. Nolan is a graduate from the University of Glasgow, where he graduated with a MA

Blake Johnson is the Communications Director for the Jewish Institute for National Security of America. Johnson has more than 17 years of media and communications experience in Washington, D.C., having worked at think tanks, public affairs firms, and television and