Global Affairs & Security (C)

<p>KT McFarland is one of the country’s best known foreign policy experts and a key architect of conservative national security strategy.</p><p>As President Trump’s Deputy National Security Advisor in his first term, she played a pivotal role in shaping the "America First" and "Peace through Strength" doctrines.</p><p>KT has been a media commentator for decades, appearing on Fox News, Fox Business News, Newsmax, and other national and international news programs. She appears frequently on podcasts, documentaries and radio.

<p>One of the most highly accomplished public figures in America today, Former Attorney General Loretta Lynch has been a leading progressive voice during her 30+ year highly distinguished career.</p><p>She is the first female African American Attorney General of the United States, appointed by President Barack Obama in 2015. She also served as the head of the U.S.

<p>Drawing from his 30 years of political service, former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle provides a balanced, informed look at the future of government, business, and civic life.</p><p>Senator Tom Daschle is one of the nation’s most respected voices on leadership, public policy, and the inner workings of Congress.

<p>Ian Bremmer is a political scientist who helps business leaders, policymakers, and the general public make sense of the world around them. </p><p>He is the president and founder of Eurasia Group, the leading geopolitical risk advisory firm, and GZERO Media, a digital media company providing intelligent and engaging coverage of international affairs.

<p>President Kaspar Villiger equips audiences with the change-making insights and knowledge that organizations need to succeed in a complex and interdependent global economy. </p>

<p>A leading authority on globalization and global conflict, Dr. Thomas P.M. Barnett offers insight on how converging forces of geopolitical realities, climate change, technology, and demographic shifts will affect every field and industry over the next century.</p><p>Thomas P.M. Barnett is a leading security geopolitical strategist and <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author, who has worked in U.S. national security circles since the end of the Cold War.

<p>An expert on global affairs, renowned for his consistently accurate assessments and forecasts regarding the economic and strategic implications of world events, Vali R. Nasr, Ph.D., is the expert that senior American policy makers, world leaders, and global corporations turn to for strategic and economic insight on evolving international affairs.</p><p>Nasr is a Senior Fellow in foreign policy at the Brookings Institution and a contributor to The New York Times.

<p>General Richard Myers provides battled-tested strategies for being an effective leader and shows organizations how to take charge during times of change to achieve mission critical objectives.</p><p>As the fifteenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Myers led America in the aftermath of 9/11 and the early stages of the war on terror. During his tenure under President George W.

<p>Commander Kirk Lippold, USN (Ret.) was the Commanding Officer of the USS <em>Cole</em> when it came under a suicide terrorist attack by al Qaeda in the port of Aden, Yemen, on October 12, 2000. During his command, he and his crew distinguished themselves by saving the American war ship from sinking.

<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.