Hon. Deborah Lee James – Chairperson of the Defense Business Board -- Secretary James worked in government for 20 years and served as Secretary of the Air Force and the Principal Space Advisor to the Secretary of Defense from 2013 - 2017. Additionally, Hon. James has 15 years of private industry experience working on key governance, financial, business development, and program execution management areas. She currently operates as an independent board member for public, private, and non-profit organizations.
Joseph Anderson - Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), TAG Holdings, LLC
David Beitel – Chief Technology Officer, Zillow Group
Arthur Blank – Owner & Chairman, Blank Family of Businesses and Co-Founder of The Home Depot
Sally Donnelly – Founding Partner, Pallas Advisors and former Senior Advisor to the Secretary of Defense
Cheryl Eliano – National Vice President District 10, American Federation of Government Employees
Christopher Gopal, PhD – Executive, Consultant, Author and Educator, Global Supply Chain & Operations
Linnie Haynesworth – Former Vice President Northrop Grumman and Independent Board Director
Erin Hill – Chief Administrative Officer, BNY Mellon
Mellody Hobson – Chair, Board of Trustees, Ariel Investment Trust; Co-Chief Executive Officer and President, Ariel Investments; Chair of the Board of the Starbucks Corporation; Director, JPMorgan Chase
Jennifer McClure – Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Unbridled Talent
Oscar Munoz – Retired Chairman, President and CEO, United Airlines
Gen Larry Spencer, USAF (Ret) – President, Armed Forces Benefit Association and 5Star Life Insurance Company; 37th Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force
David Van Slyke, PhD – Dean and Louis A. Bantle Chair in Business-Government Policy, The Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University
GEN Joseph Votel, USA (Ret) – President and CEO, Business Executives for National Security; former Commander of United States (U.S.) Central Command
Hon. David Walker – Former U.S. Comptroller General
GEN Johnnie Wilson, USA (Ret) – Former Director, Washington First Bank; former Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command
Saf Yeboah-Amankwah – Chief Strategy Officer, Intel Corporation