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Happy Hour with General Casey
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Please join Veterans Services and the DUSVA to spend time with General Casey. We will be hosting General Casey on the 4th floor of the Community Commons, this event is open to veterans and active duty service members who apart of the DU community.
If you are interested in attending you MUST meet DU's campus access standards during COVID-19.
Biography:
General George Casey enjoyed a 41-year career in the US Army following his graduation from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service in 1970. He is an accomplished soldier and an authority on strategic leadership.
As the Army Chief of Staff from 2007-2011, he led one of our largest and most complex organizations during one of the most extraordinary periods in our history. He is widely credited with restoring balance to a war-weary Army and leading the transformation to keep it relevant in the 21st Century. Prior to this, from July 2004 to February 2007, he commanded the Multi-National Force – Iraq, a coalition of more than 30 countries where he guided the mission through its toughest days.
Currently, he lectures internationally on leadership to the leaders of national and multinational corporations, at the Johnson School of Management, Cornell University, and at other business schools. He also teaches international relations at the Korbel School. He is the Chairman of the Board of the USO, and serves on the board of Georgetown University and on numerous boards of organizations that support our servicemen and women, our veterans and their families.
He holds a Masters Degree in International Relations from Denver University, and served as a Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council of the United States. He has published a book, Strategic Reflections, Operation Iraqi Freedom, July 2004-2007 (October 2012), about his experiences in Iraq, and several articles on leadership, including: "Leading in a VUCA World", Fortune Magazine (March 20, 2014).