General Zinni to Talk on Leadership

Retired Marine Corps Gen. Anthony Zinni will talk about leadership and his book Leading the Charge: Leadership Lessons from the Battlefield to the Boardroom (available for purchase in The Museum Shop) on March 23 beginning at 8 p.m. in Marshall Hall on the post of VMI in conjunction with his visit to the George C. Marshall Foundation earlier in the day.  The public is invited to attend.

Marshall Hall is located directly behind the Marshall Museum.  Parking is available in the lot adjacent to both buildings.

General Zinni is a former Commander of U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) and the current Chairman of the Board of BAE Systems, Inc.   

                                                          

 

As BAE chair, he is visiting the Marshall Foundation earlier in the day to acknowledge BAE’s generous corporate support of the Foundation.

Since his retirement from the United States Marine Corps in 2000, General Zinni has served his country as the U.S. Peace Envoy in the Middle East and as the Special Envoy to the Henri Dunant Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (Indonesian, Philippines and Sudan peace effort).  Also he serves on the boards of several corporations, universities and other organizations, offering his insight gained from his 35 years of experience as a decorated leader in the U.S. military.

In June 2009 General Zinni was appointed Chairman of the Board and, temporarily, as President and CEO of the $25 billion per year aerospace company.  The company has since appointed a new CEO and president.

He remains Chairman of the Board.

A decorated soldier, Zinni joined the Marine Corps shortly after his graduation from Villanova University in 1965.  He served two tours in Vietnam where he was wounded in combat. Subsequent assignments around the world during the next 30 years gave him perspective on military and diplomatic strategy and tactics.