Few, if any, people in history can match General Powell’s resume and leadership experience. With over 50 years of public service, General Colin L. Powell, USA (Ret.) has held senior military and diplomatic positions across four presidential administrations, serving as National Security Advisor under Ronald Reagan, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for both George H.W. Bush and for Bill Clinton, and secretary of State under George W. Bush.
During his time as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Powell oversaw 28 crises to include the Panama intervention of 1989 and Operation Desert Storm. As secretary of State, he led the State Department in major efforts to address and solve regional and civil conflicts and to advance economic and social development worldwide.
In addition to his wealth of knowledge and experience with military strategy and geopolitical issues, General Powell currently serves on several boards, including Bloom Energy, Salesforce.com, Leeds Equity Partners, the Council on Foreign Relations, and the Smithsonian Institute’s African American Museum of History and Culture. He is chair of the board of visitors of the Colin Powell School for Civic and Global Leadership at the City College of New York and chairman of the Eisenhower Fellowships, a cross-cultural program for emerging international leaders. General Powell is also a NY Times best-selling author, world-class educator about life and leadership, father of three, and a highly acclaimed inspirational public speaker -- making him possibly, by our standards, the most interesting man in the world.