General Richard Myers is the former President of Kansas State University and previously served as the fifteenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from October 1, 2001 until his retirement on September 30, 2005. In this capacity, he was the highest ranking officer in the United States military, and served as the principal military advisor to the President, the Secretary of Defense and the National Security Council. Prior to becoming Chairman, General Myers served as Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff from March 2000 to September 2001. From August 1998 to February 2000, General Myers was Commander in Chief, North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Space Command; Commander, Air Force Space Command; and Department of Defense manager, space transportation system contingency support at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Prior to assuming that position, he was Commander, Pacific Air Forces, Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, from July 1997 to July 1998. General Myers served as the Colin L. Powell Chair of National Security, Leadership, Character and Ethics at the National Defense University from 2006 to 2016, was former Chairman of the Board of Directors of the United Service Organization’s World Board of Governors, and is currently on the Board of Directors of MP Materials and Rivada Corp. He is a former director of Deere & Company, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Aon Corporation, and United Technologies Corporation.