Fireside Chat: President Cabrera and Admiral James A. “Sandy” Winnefeld, Jr., U.S. Navy (Retired)

November 8, 2024, 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Scholars Event Theater - Price Gilbert Library

Join President Cabrera and Admiral Winnefeld for a fireside chat on the topic of ethical leadership in action, their personal experiences and reflections on lessons learned, and thoughts toward the future. RSVP to ethicsfirst@gatech.edu.

Admiral Winnefeld graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology with a degree in Aerospace Engineering and served for thirty-seven years in the U.S. Navy. He instructed at the Navy Fighter Weapons School, also known as TopGun, and served as senior aide-decamp to Gen. Colin L. Powell. He commanded a fighter squadron, the amphibious ship USS Cleveland, and the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise. As a flag officer, he commanded a carrier strike group, two NATO commands, the U.S. Sixth Fleet, U.S. Northern Command, and the North American Aerospace Defense Command. He retired in 2015 after serving as the ninth vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Admiral Winnefeld is a frequently published author and a director or advisory board member for several companies operating in a broad spectrum of business sectors. He is a distinguished professor at the Sam Nunn School of International Affairs at Georgia Tech, where he is also a member of the Engineering Hall of Fame. He is a senior Non-resident Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University. Admiral Winnefeld and his wife Mary co-founded SAFEProject.US, a national nonprofit committed to helping reverse the epidemic of drug overdose fatalities in the United States. He is co-host of the podcast “The Adrenaline Zone” and author of Sailing Upwind, a memoir that offers useful reflections on accepting and managing risk.