Ploughshares Fund has long been privileged to have a dynamic, inspiring board of directors. Today we're pleased to annouce the addition of two new members to an already impressive group, Admiral Joe Sestak [2] (Ret.) and Terry Gamble Boyer [3].
Sestak and Gamble Boyer join a group of concerned former officials, philanthropists, academics and public figures including Michael Douglas [4], former Senator Chuck Hagel [5], Dr. Gloria Duffy [6], Dr. David Holloway [7] and Dr. Reza Aslan [8] who lead and advise Ploughshares Fund, a global security foundation, as the group works towards the peace and security of a world without nuclear weapons.
A retired three-star Admiral and former Congressman, Joe Sestak has significant expertise in national security issues. After serving in the Navy for 31 years, Sestak was the highest ranking military officer ever elected to Congress when he represented Pennsylvania’s Seventh Congressional District from 2007-2010. He commanded an aircraft carrier battle group that conducted operations in Afghanistan and Iraq with 30 U.S. and allied ships and more than 15,000 sailors and 100 aircraft. Prior to that, Sestak served as President Clinton’s director for defense policy on the National Security Council and the first director of the Navy's anti-terrorism unit after 9/11.
“We are fortunate to have two such talented individuals joining our board,” said Joe Cirincione, president of Ploughshares Fund. “Admiral Sestak has served our country both in uniform and in Congress. He brings a wealth of national security experience to our board. Ms. Gamble Boyer is well known and highly regarded in corporate and political circles for her integrity and sophistication.”
Read our full press annoucement here [9].
Links
[1] https://ploughshares.org/file/2437
[2] http://ploughshares.org/about-us/admiral-joe-sestak
[3] http://ploughshares.org/about-us/terry-gamble-boyer
[4] http://ploughshares.org/about-us/michael-douglas
[5] http://ploughshares.org/about-us/senator-chuck-hagel
[6] http://ploughshares.org/about-us/gloria-duffy
[7] http://ploughshares.org/about-us/david-holloway
[8] http://ploughshares.org/about-us/reza-aslan
[9] http://ploughshares.org/what-we-do/publications/ploughshares-fund-welcom-0