General Alfred M. Gray USMC (Ret.)

In 1991, General Al Gray retired from the United States Marine Corps after 41 years of service. He enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1950 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant in 1952 from the rank of Sergeant. General Gray has extensive command experience with infantry, artillery, special intelligence and special operations units, as well as every type of Marine Air-Ground Task Force. From 1987 to 1991, General Gray served as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and was the 29th Commandant of the Marine Corps. In this capacity, he served as a military advisor to the President. He institutionalized and published a warfighting philosophy for the Marines and implemented a new long-range strategic planning process for the Corps.

General Gray is currently the chairman of the board for GlobeSecNine, Inc. and chairman of Potomac Institute for Policy Studies Board of Regents. He is a former chairman of both California Microwave, Inc. and Columbia Research Corporation, and serves on several other corporate boards.

General Gray is currently chancellor of the Marine Military Academy, chairman of the U.S. Marine Youth Foundation, and chairman of the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund. He also serves as a trustee for Norwich University and the American Military University, where he is chairman emeritus. He holds honorary doctorate degrees from Lafayette College, Monmouth University, Norwich University, and the Defense Intelligence University.

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