The Robert B. McKeon Endowed Series on Military Strategy and Leadership
This series of meetings featuring the chairman of the joint chiefs,
service chiefs, and/or other leadership from the military and intelligence
communities was endowed in perpetuity in 2007 through a gift from CFR
member Robert B. McKeon, founder and president of Veritas Capital LLC.
McKeon Meetings:
General Meeting
The Robert B. McKeon Endowed Series on Military Strategy and Leadership with the Service Chiefs
Speakers: General James T. Conway, Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps
General George W. Casey Jr., Chief of Staff, U.S. Army
Admiral Gary Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy
General Norton A. Schwartz, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force
Admiral Robert J. Papp Jr., Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard
Presider: Tom Brokaw, Special Correspondent, NBC News
September 22, 2010
General Meeting
The Robert B. McKeon Endowed Series on Military Strategy and Leadership
Speaker: General Raymond T. Odierno, Commanding General, Multi-National Force - Iraq
Presider: Katie Couric, Anchor and Managing Editor, The CBS Evening News with Katie Couric
December 8, 2009
General Meeting
The Robert B. McKeon Endowed Series on Military Strategy and Leadership
Speakers: Michael G. Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Department of Defense
Mary Boies, Managing Partner, Boies & McInnis LLP
April 2, 2009
General Meeting
The Robert B. McKeon Endowed Series on Military Strategy and Leadership with the Service Chiefs
Speakers: General James T. Conway, Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps
General George W. Casey Jr., Chief of Staff, U.S. Army
Admiral Gary Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations, U.S. Navy
General Norton A. Schwartz, Chief of Staff, U.S. Air Force
Presider: Thom Shanker, Pentagon Correspondent, New York Times
December 16, 2008