Admiral Mike Mullen

Admiral Mike Mullen is President of MGM Consulting, which provides counsel to global clients on issues related to geo-political developments, national security interests and strategic leadership.

He served as the 28th Chief of Naval Operations from 2005-2007 and as the 17th Chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff for Presidents Bush and Obama from 2007 to 2011. He led the military through two combat ground wars and during a critical time of change and transition.

Admiral Mullen advanced the rapid fielding of innovative technologies, championed emerging and enduring global partnerships, and promoted new methods for countering terrorism. He spearheaded the elimination of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, ushering for the first time in US military history the open service of gay and lesbian men and women.

Admiral Mullen received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Harvard University and is a Distinguished Graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and Naval Postgraduate School, a Distinguished Alumni of Harvard Business School, a Member of the National Academy of Engineering and served as a Trustee at Caltech. Since his retirement from the United States Navy in November 2011 after 43 years of distinguished and honorable service, Admiral Mullen joined the corporate boards of General Motors from 2013- 2018 and Sprint from 2013-2019. He continues to serve on numerous boards to include Bloomberg Philanthropies, SECDEF’s Defense Innovation Board, Nikon, Naval Academy Foundation, Naval Postgraduate School Foundation and a wide array of non- profit organizations dedicated to improving the growth, development, recovery, and transition of military veterans and their families.

Additionally, he taught National Security Decision-Making and Policy at the Woodrow Wilson School of International and Public Affairs at Princeton University from 2012- 2018 and continues to teach advanced ethics and leadership at the U.S. Naval Academy.