<p>General Peter Pace retired from active duty on October 1, 2007, after more than 40 years of service in the United States Marine Corps. General Pace was sworn in as sixteenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Sep. 30, 2005. In this capacity, he served as the principal military advisor to the President, the Secretary of Defense, the National Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council. Prior to becoming Chairman, he served as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. General Pace holds the distinction of being the first Marine to have served in either of these positions. In June, 2008, General Pace was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest civilian honor a President can bestow.</p><p>During his distinguished career, General Pace has held command at virtually every level, beginning as a Rifle Platoon Leader in Vietnam. He also served as Commanding Officer of 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment; Commanding Officer of the Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C.; Deputy Commander, Marine Forces Somalia; Deputy Commander, Joint Task Force Somalia; Director of Operations for the Joint Staff; Commander, U.S., Marine Forces Atlantic/Europe/South; and Commander in Chief, US Southern Command.</p><p>General Pace is currently serving on the Board of Directors of several corporate entities involved in management consulting, private equity, and IT security. He is a member of the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Senior Advisory Group, and has served on the President's Intelligence Advisory Board, and the Secretary of Defense's Defense Policy Board.</p>
Sixteenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
<ul><li><strong>Leading Up</strong></li><li>While we all understand that the boss has a responsibility to lead an organization's employees, we rarely focus on the employees' responsibility to lead the boss. In addition to mentoring and motivating subordinates, effective leaders value the perspective of all members of the team, and encourage subordinates to lead up -- to share information up the chain of command in a way that helps an organization's leaders make timely, accurate decisions. A master at serving many masters, General Pace demonstrates how to think through the consequences of multiple competing priorities, see the bigger picture, and communicate that strategic analysis up the chain in a way that is clear, precise, and useful.</li><li><strong>Cyber Security -- Global, National, Organizational, and Personal Vulnerabilities</strong></li><li>Cyber defense, cyber attack, cyber warfare--– the terms are prevalent and yet, what do they really mean to you and your organization? Little is understood about this unique and ubiquitous threat to our national and personal security. Yet defending the homeland means more than protecting our airports, railheads, nuclear plants and government buildings. Combining his vast military experience with unprecedented access to state of the art IT security expertise, General Pace explains this invisible threat, and what nations, businesses and individuals can do to protect themselves.</li><li><strong>Global Security: A Lap Around the World</strong></li><li>As our nation's leaders struggle to determine how much national defense we can afford, General Pace offers a focused and detailed assessment of what's beyond our borders that deserves our attention, and perhaps more critical analysis. Pace goes beyond the conventional threats and predictable military responses and provides a candid look at the current threats to national security.</li></ul>