A proven leader with more than 36 years of experience in public service who has successfully established strategic vision, demonstrated principled, inspirational and inclusive leadership for large, diverse organizations with wide-ranging missions, while committed to the development of leaders of character. This is a personal account. The views and opinions presented herein are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of DoD or its Components. Appearance of, or reference to, any commercial products or services does not constitute DoD endorsement of those products or services. The appearance of external hyperlinks does not constitute DoD endorsement of the linked websites, or the information, products or services therein.