USAA Board of Directors

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Portrait of Vice Admiral James M. Zortman

Vice Adm. James M. Zortman (United States Navy Ret.)

Chairman of the Board
Chair, Nominating & Governance, and Executive Committees

Member since 1972. Elected 2013.

Current USAA Service

  • Chairman of the Board
  • Chair, Nominating & Governance Committee
  • Chair, Executive Committee

Prior USAA Service

  • Vice Chairman of the Board
  • Vice Chair, Nominating & Governance Committee
  • Member and Vice Chair, Executive Committee
  • Member, Vice Chair, and Chair, Compensation & Workforce Committee
  • Member, Finance & Audit Committee
  • Member, Finance Committee
  • Member, Special Transactions Committee

Service to Country

  • 34-year career in U.S. Navy
  • Commander, Naval Air Forces and Naval Air Forces Pacific Fleet
  • Commander, Naval Air Forces, Atlantic Fleet
  • Commander, Task Force 50 during Operation Enduring Freedom

Leadership

  • Board Chair Emeritus, Naval Aviation Museum Foundation
  • Trustee, United Through Reading
  • Senior Advisor, Boston Consulting Group
  • Serves on the boards of several nonprofits
  • Former Chairman, San Diego Strategic Roundtable
  • Former Chairman and Director, San Diego Regional Economic Development Corp.
  • Former SVP, Global Logistics and Operational Support, Northrop Grumman Aerospace
  • Former SVP, Strategic Program Operations, Northrop Grumman Aerospace
  • Former Member, Strategic Advisory Board, Airbus U.S. Space and Defense, Inc.

Education

  • Bachelor of Science, Economics, U.S. Naval Academy
  • Fellowship, Chief of Naval Operations Strategic Studies Group, Naval War College
  • Business-related training, University of North Carolina and Stanford University Business Schools

Portrait of Colonel Herman E. Bulls

Colonel Herman E. Bulls (United States Army Reserve , Ret.)

Vice Chairman of the Board
Vice Chair, Nominating & Governance, and Executive Committees

Member since 1977. Elected 2010.

Current USAA Service

  • Vice Chairman of the Board
  • Vice Chair, Nominating & Governance Committee
  • Vice Chair, Executive Committee

Prior USAA Service

  • Chair, Risk Committee
  • Vice Chair, Audit Committee
  • Member and Vice Chair, Finance & Audit Committee
  • Member, Finance Committee
  • Member, Nominating & Governance Committee
  • Member, Member & Technology Committee
  • Member, Executive Committee

Service to Country

  • 30-year career in U.S. Army (active and reserves)
  • Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Financial Management
  • Assistant Professor of Economics and Finance, U.S. Military Academy at West Point
  • Completed Army's Airborne, Ranger and Command and General Staff College courses
  • Legion of Merit

Leadership

  • Chairman, Fluence Energy, Inc.
  • Vice Chairman, Americas, JLL
  • Vice Chairman, West Point Association of Graduates Board of Directors
  • Director, Comfort Systems USA, Inc.
  • Director Emeritus, Military Bowl, NCAA-sanctioned post-season football game
  • Director, 50/50 Women on Boards
  • Director, Collegis Education
  • Director, Host Hotels and Resorts, Inc.
  • Director, U.S. Department of Defense Policy Board
  • Founder, Jones Lang LaSalle Public Institutions Business Unit
  • Co-Founder and Former President and CEO, Bulls Capital Partners, LLC
  • Founder and CEO, Bulls Advisory Group LLC
  • Board of Governors, American Red Cross
  • Member, Real Estate Advisory Committee, New York State Teachers' Retirement System
  • Former Chairman of the Board, Executive Leadership Foundation
  • Former Director, American Campus Communities
  • Former Director, Exelis
  • Former Director, Tyco International
  • Former Director, Computer Sciences Corp.
  • Former Director, Rasmussen, Inc.
  • Former Member, MyVA Advisory Committee supporting Secretary of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Education

  • Bachelor of Science, Engineering, U.S. Military Academy at West Point
  • Master of Business Administration, Finance, Harvard Business School

Wayne Peacock

Member, Executive Committee
Member since 1990.
Elected USAA Board of Directors 2020
Elected USAA Federal Savings Bank Board of Directors 2020

Current USAA Service

  • President and Chief Executive Officer
  • Member, Executive Committee, USAA Board of Directors
  • Vice Chairman of the Board, USAA Federal Savings Bank
  • Chairman and President, USAA Reciprocal Attorney-In-Fact, Inc.

Prior USAA Service

  • President, Property and Casualty Insurance Group
  • Executive Vice President, Enterprise Strategy and Marketing
  • Executive Vice President, Member Experience
  • Executive Vice President, Enterprise Business Operations and Technology
  • Executive Vice President, Corporate Real Estate
  • Chairman of the Board
    • Catastrophe Reinsurance Company
    • Garrison Property and Casualty Insurance Company
    • USAA Casualty Insurance Company
    • USAA County Mutual Insurance Company
    • USAA General Indemnity Company
    • USAA Insurance Agency, Inc.
    • USAA Limited
    • USAA Real Estate Company

Leadership

  • Member, Business Roundtable
  • Member, Board of Trustees, The Institutes
  • Member, CNBC CEO Council
  • Member, Advisory Board for Fuqua/Coach K Center on Leadership & Ethics (COLE) at The Fuqua School of Business, Duke University
  • Former Chairman, San Antonio Economic Development Foundation
  • Former Co-Leader, San Antonio Mayor's Task Force on Corporate Recruitment and Retention
  • Former Member, Executive Board, Alamo Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts, Economics, Tulane University
  • Executive education programs at Harvard, Duke, and Stanford universities
  • American Institute of CPCU Education Program, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
  • National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Board Leadership Fellow

Juan C. Andrade

Member, Risk & Compliance, and Member & Technology Committees

Member since 2020. Elected 2020.

Current USAA Service

  • Member, Risk & Compliance Committee
  • Member, Member & Technology Committee

Prior USAA Service

  • Vice Chair, Advisory Panel

Service to Country

  • U.S. Department of Justice, Drug Enforcement Administration
  • Office of National Drug Control Policy
  • Office of the Secretary of Defense
  • Presidential Management Intern
  • Served in multiple Cabinet Departments

Leadership

  • Director, President, and CEO, Everest Re Group, Ltd
  • Board of Overseers, St. John's University School of Risk Management, Insurance, and Actuarial Sciences
  • Board of Trustees, The Institutes
  • Board of Trustees, University of Florida Foundation
  • Member, Wall Street Journal CEO Council, named by the WSJ as one of "The World's Most Influential Decision Makers"
  • Member, The Geneva Association – Think Tank for the Global Insurance Industry
  • Former President, Chubb Overseas General
  • Former President and Chief Operating Officer, The Hartford Financial Services Group
  • Former General Manager, Progressive Insurance Group
  • Former Profit Center Manager, American International Underwriters (AIG)

Education

  • Bachelor of Science, Journalism with a minor in Political Science, University of Florida
    • Received the University of Florida Distinguished Alumni Award
    • University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Hall of Fame
    • Founding Member of Dean's Leadership Council
  • Master of Arts, Latin American Studies and International Economics, The Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies

Brad Conner

Brad Conner

Member, Risk & Compliance Committee

Elected 2020

Current USAA Service

  • Member, Risk & Compliance Committee
  • Chairman of the Board and Lead Independent Director, USAA Federal Savings Bank (FSB)
  • Chair, FSB Risk Committee
  • Vice Chair, FSB Compliance Special Committee
  • Member, FSB Compensation & Workforce Committee
  • Member, FSB Member & Technology Committee

Leadership

  • Director and Chair, Risk Committee, Radian Group, Inc.
  • Former Board Member and Chair, Consumer Bankers Association
  • Former Vice Chairman, Consumer Banking, Citizens Financial Group, Inc.
  • Former President, Chase Home Equity and Mortgage Home Loan Direct 
  • Former CEO, Chase Education Finance
  • Former President, Bank One Real Estate Lending
  • Former President & CEO, Bank One Mortgage Corporation
  • Former Chief Financial Officer & Executive Vice President, Corporate Development, Bank One Mortgage Corporation
  • Former Board Member, Treasurer, and Audit Committee Chair, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption

Education

  • Master of Business Administration, University of Arkansas
  • Bachelor of Business Administration, Finance and Banking, University of Arkansas

David Darnell

Vice Chair, Risk & Compliance Committee
Member, Nominating & Governance,
and Compensation & Workforce Committees

Member since 1973. Elected 2019.

Current USAA Service

  • Vice Chair, Risk & Compliance Committee
  • Member, Nominating & Governance Committee
  • Member, Compensation & Workforce Committee
  • Director, USAA Federal Savings Bank (FSB)
  • Vice Chair, FSB Member & Technology Committee
  • Member, FSB Risk Committee
  • Member, FSB Compensation & Workforce Committee
  • Member, FSB Compliance Special Committee

Prior USAA Service

  • Member, Risk & Compliance Committee

Service to Country

  • First Lieutenant, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,
  • 2 years active duty U.S. Army Reserve

Leadership

  • 37-year career with Bank of America:
    • Vice Chairman of Global Wealth & Investment Management
    • Co-Chief Operating Officer
    • President of Global Commercial Banking
    • President of Middle Market Banking
  • Director, Granite Construction Inc.
  • Former Director, Watsco Inc.
  • Former Director, American Bankers Association
  • Former Director, Museum of the American Revolution
  • Former Director, Project Life Movement
  • Former Trustee, National Urban League
  • Former Trustee Emeritus, Queens University of Charlotte
  • Former Chair, Charlotte Chamber of Commerce

Education

  • Bachelor of Science, Wake Forest University
  • Master of Business Administration, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
  • Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, University of Missouri-St. Louis

Raymond P. Davis

Chair, Risk & Compliance Committee
Member, Member & Technology and Executive Committees

Member since 1978. Elected 2018.

Current USAA Service

  • Chair, Risk & Compliance Committee
  • Member, Member & Technology Committee
  • Member, Executive Committee

Prior USAA Service

  • Member, Risk & Compliance Committee
  • Member, Finance Committee

Service to Country

  • First Lieutenant, U.S. Army

Leadership

  • Chairman Emeritus, Umpqua Holdings Corporation
  • Advisor, Agent IQ
  • Former Executive Chairman, President, and CEO, Umpqua Holdings Corporation
  • Former Chairman, President, and CEO, Umpqua Bank
  • Former President, US Banking Alliance
  • Former Chief Financial Officer, Security Bank Corporation
  • Former Board Member and Founders Circle Member, SOLV
  • Former Board Chair and Member of Children's Council, Big Brothers Big Sisters
  • Former Advisory Director, OHSU Knight Cardiovascular Institute External Advisory Board
  • Former Certified Public Accountant

Education

  • Bachelor of Science, Accounting, University of Nevada, Reno
  • Distinguished Graduate Army ROTC

Portrait of Major Tracy L. Garrett

Maj. Gen. Tracy L. Garrett (United States Marine Corps Retired Ret.)

Member, Finance & Audit, Nominating & Governance,
and Compensation & Workforce Committees

Member since 1987. Elected 2010.

Current USAA Service

  • Member, Finance & Audit Committee
  • Member, Nominating & Governance Committee
  • Member, Compensation & Workforce Committee

Prior USAA Service

  • Chair, Member & Technology Committee
  • Member and Vice Chair, Marketing & Programs Committee
  • Member, Finance & Audit Committee
  • Member, Finance Committee
  • Member, Executive Committee

Service to Country

  • 36-year career in U.S. Marine Corps (active and reserves)
  • Special Assistant to the Commander, U.S. Africa Command
  • Commander, Marine Forces Europe and Marine Forces Africa
  • Inspector General, Marine Corps, first woman to hold this post
  • Former member, Secretary of the Navy's Marine Corps Reserve Policy Board
  • Decorated veteran of the Iraq War

Leadership

  • Former Director, Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts, English, University of Washington
  • Master of National Security and Strategic Studies, Naval War College

Rear Adm. Mary E. Landry (United States Coast Guard Ret.)

Chair, Compensation & Workforce Committee
Member, Risk & Compliance and Executive Committees

Member since 1980. Elected 2015.

Current USAA Service

  • Chair, Compensation & Workforce Committee
  • Member, Executive Committee
  • Member, Risk & Compliance Committee

Prior USAA Service

  • Member, Compensation & Workforce Committee
  • Member, Finance & Audit Committee
  • Member, Audit Committee
  • Vice Chair, USAA Advisory Panel
  • Chair, USAA Advisory Panel
  • Vice Chair, Compensation & Workforce Committee

Service to Country

  • 35-year career in U.S. Coast Guard (active duty and Senior Executive service)
  • Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for Resilience Policy, National Security Council
  • SES Director of Incident Management and Preparedness Policy
  • Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District
  • Director of Governmental and Public Affairs, U.S. Coast Guard

Leadership

  • Director, Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings LTD
  • Board Member, NACD Florida Chapter
  • Advisory Board, Sea Machines Robotics
  • Former Chair, SCORE Foundation
  • Former Vice Chair, SCORE Association

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts, English, SUNY Buffalo
  • Master of Arts, Management, Webster University
  • Master of Marine Affairs, University of Rhode Island
  • Harvard Business School Corporate Director Certificate
  • National Security Fellow, Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government
  • NACD Certified Director (NACD.DC)
  • NACD Board Leadership Fellow
  • NACD CERT Certificate in Cyber-Risk Oversight

Gen. Darren W. McDew (United States Air Force  Ret.)

Vice Chair, Member & Technology Committee
Member, Risk & Compliance Committee

Member since 1982. Elected 2019.

Current USAA Service

  • Vice Chair, Member & Technology Committee
  • Member, Risk & Compliance Committee

Prior USAA Service

  • Member, Finance & Audit Committee
  • Member, Audit Committee
  • Member, Member & Technology Committee

Service to Country

  • 36-year career in U.S. Air Force
  • Commander, U.S. Transportation Command
  • Commander, Air Mobility Command
  • Commander, 18See noteth Air Force
  • Commander, Air Force District of Washington
  • Director of Public Affairs, U.S. Air Force
  • Defense Distinguished Service Medal
  • Air Force Distinguished Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
  • Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
  • Legion of Merit with two oak leaf clusters

Leadership

  • Director, Abbott Laboratories
  • Director, General Electric
  • Director, Parsons Corporation
  • Director, Manns Horne Youth Foundation
  • Member, Board of Governors, Boys & Girls Clubs of America
  • Advisor, U.S. Innovative Technology Fund, LP
  • Former Director, Rolls-Royce of North America
  • Former Fellow, Institute for Defense & Business

Education

  • Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Virginia Military Institute
  • Master of Science, Aviation Management, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
  • Honorary Doctor of Public Administration, Massachusetts Maritime Academy
  • Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters, Cambridge College
  • National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD) Board Leadership Fellow
  • Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellowship, Sun Microsystems
  • Leadership at the Peak, Center for Creative Leadership
  • Cyberspace Operations Executive Course, Air University
  • Defense Policy Program, George Washington University
  • National Security Studies Program, Maxwell School, Syracuse University
  • Business-related training, University of North Carolina
  • Pinnacle Course, National Defense University

Tracy B. McKibben

Chair, Finance & Audit Committee  
Member, Member & Technology, and Executive Committees

Spouse of Member since 2011. Elected 2015.

Current USAA Service

  • Chair, Finance & Audit Committee
  • Member, Member & Technology Committee
  • Member, Executive Committee

Prior USAA Service

  • Chair, Audit Committee
  • Chair, Finance Committee
  • Member, Compensation & Workforce Committee

Service to Country

  • National Security Council
    • Senior Director of Europe
    • Director of European Economic Affairs and EU Relations
  • U.S. Department of Commerce
    • Held various supervisory roles

Leadership

  • Founder and CEO, MAC Energy Advisors LLC
  • Board of Governors, West Virginia State University
  • Director, Ecolab, Inc.
  • Director, Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc.
  • Chair, National Kidney Foundation
  • Vice Chair, New York Power Authority
  • Serves on the boards of other small private companies
  • Member, Council on Foreign Relations
  • Member, Women's Forum
  • Former Managing Director and Head of Environmental Banking Strategy, Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
  • Former Director, ECP Environmental Growth Opportunities Corp.
  • Former Director, ROI Acquisition II
  • Former Director, GlassBridge Enterprises, Inc.
  • Former Member, International Advisory Board, Foundation for Effective Governance

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, summa cum laude, West Virginia State University
  • Juris Doctor, Harvard Law School
  • Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, West Virginia State University

Lt. Gen. David F. Melcher (United States Army Ret.)

Member, Finance & Audit, Compensation & Workforce, and
Nominating & Governance Committees

Member since 1975. Elected 2019.

Current USAA Service

  • Member, Finance & Audit Committee
  • Member, Compensation & Workforce Committee
  • Member, Nominating & Governance Committee

Prior USAA Service

  • Vice Chair, Finance Committee
  • Member, Finance & Audit Committee
  • Member, Audit Committee

Service to Country

  • 32-year career in U.S. Army
  • Military Deputy to the Assistant Secretary for Financial Management
  • Deputy Chief of Staff, G8
  • Director, Army Program Analysis and Evaluation
  • Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Southwestern Division
  • Distinguished Service Medal

Leadership

  • Non-Executive Chairman, Embecta Corporation
  • Board of Managers, GM Defense, LLC
  • Former Director, Becton Dickinson & Company
  • Former Director, C.R. Bard Corporation
  • Former Lead Independent Director, Cubic Corporation
  • Former President and CEO, Exelis, Inc.
  • Former President and CEO, Aerospace Industries Association
  • Former President, Defense and Information Solutions Group, ITT Corporation
  • Former White House Fellow, Office of Management and Budget, The White House

Education

  • Bachelor of Science, Distinguished Cadet, U.S. Military Academy at West Point
  • Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School
  • Master of Public Administration, Shippensburg University
  • NACD CERT Certificate in Cyber-Risk Oversight

Adm. William F. Moran, Jr. (United States Navy Ret.)

Chair, Advisory Panel
Vice Chair, Compensation & Workforce Committee
Member, Finance & Audit Committee

Member since 1983. Elected 2021.

Current USAA Service

  • Chair, Advisory Panel
  • Vice Chair, Compensation & Workforce Committee
  • Member, Finance & Audit Committee

Prior USAA Service

  • Member, Audit Committee
  • Member, Compensation & Workforce Committee

Service to Country

  • 38-year career in U.S. Navy
  • Vice Chief of Naval Operations
  • Chief of Naval Personnel
  • Director of Air Warfare
  • Commander, Patrol and Reconnaissance Group

Leadership

  • Founder, WFM Advisors, LLC
  • Board Chair and Trustee, Naval Academy Athletic Scholarship Program
  • Director and Trustee, U.S. Naval Institute
  • Director and Trustee, Naval Aviation Museum Foundation
  • Director, Curtiss-Wright Corporation
  • Director and Advisor to several small private companies
  • Advisor, WestExec Advisors
  • Advisor, Boeing Defense
  • Advisor, Deloitte
  • Advisor, Naval War College

Education

  • Bachelor of Science, English, U.S. Naval Academy
  • Master of Science, National Security Strategy, National War College
  • Distinguished Fellow, Center of Leadership and Ethics, Duke University
  • Business-related training, University of North Carolina Business School

Portrait of Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Gerald R. Murray

CMSgt of the Air Force
Gerald R. Murray (United States Air Force Ret.)

Chair, Member & Technology Committee
Member, Risk & Compliance, and Executive Committees

Member since 2003. Elected 2014.

Current USAA Service

  • Chair, Member & Technology Committee
  • Member, Risk & Compliance Committee
  • Member, Executive Committee

Prior USAA Service

  • Vice Chair, Member & Technology Committee
  • Chair, USAA Advisory Panel
  • Member, Finance & Audit Committee
  • Member, Nominating & Governance Committee
  • Member, Marketing & Programs Committee

Service to Country

  • 29-year career in U.S. Air Force
  • 14See noteth Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
  • Command Chief Master Sergeant at Major Command, Numbered Air Force, and Wing levels
  • Aircraft Maintenance and Logistics Superintendent and technician on A-10, F-16, and F-4D/E aircraft
  • Air Force General Lew Allen Trophy Recipient
  • Distinguished Service, Bronze Star, Defense Meritorious and Air Force Meritorious medals
  • Gulf War veteran

Leadership

  • Vice Chairman and Board Trustee, Air Force Museum Foundation
  • Director, AFA/Air and Space Forces Association
  • Director, Air Force Enlisted Village, Inc.
  • Trustee, Airmen Memorial Foundation
  • Former Chairman, AFA/Air and Space Forces Association
  • Former Co-Chairman, Air Force Retiree Council
  • Former Vice Chairman, Southeastern Federal Credit Union
  • Former Director, Armed Forces Benefit Association
  • Former Director, Sustainment Operations and Senior Manager, Business Development, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
  • Former Member, Air Force Air University Board of Visitors

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts, Business Administration, cum laude, St. Leo University
  • Associate in Applied Science, Aircraft Maintenance Technology, Community College of the Air Force
  • Corporate Strategy & Business Development Academy (one-year program), LM Center for Leadership Excellence
  • Leadership Lowndes, Georgia (one-year community service education program)

Portrait of Lieutenant General Robert VanAntwerp

Lt. Gen. Robert L. VanAntwerp (United States Army Ret.)

Member, Finance & Audit and Member & Technology Committees

Member since 1972. Elected 2012.

Current USAA Service

  • Member, Finance and Audit Committee
  • Member, Member & Technology Committee

Prior USAA Service

  • Chair and Vice Chair, Compensation & Workforce Committee
  • Member, Finance & Audit Committee
  • Member, Risk & Compliance Committee
  • Member, Nominating & Governance Committee

Service to Country

  • 39-year career in U.S. Army
  • Chief of Engineers and Commanding General, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
  • Commanding General, U.S. Army Accessions Command
  • Commanding General, U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri

Leadership

  • Vice Chairman, Flippen Group
  • Founder, R.L. Van, LLC
  • Director, Calibre Systems, Inc.
  • Director, Stantec GS, Inc.
  • Former Director, Current Hydro Corporation
  • Former Director, Cardno-GS
  • Former Chief of Infrastructure and Executive Development, Flippen Group
  • Former Chairman and Director, Eagle Creek Renewable Energy
  • Former Director, SAME Foundation
  • Former Director, CDM Smith

Education

  • Bachelor of Science, Engineering, U.S. Military Academy at West Point
  • Master of Business Administration, Long Island University
  • Master of Science, Mechanical Engineering, University of Michigan

Dona Young

Vice Chair, Finance & Audit Committee
Member, Nominating & Governance,
and Compensation & Workforce Committees

Member since 2018. Elected 2020.

Current USAA Service

  • Vice Chair, Finance & Audit Committee
  • Member, Nominating & Governance Committee
  • Member, Compensation & Workforce Committee

Prior USAA Service

  • Vice Chair, Audit Committee
  • Member, Audit Committee
  • Member, Finance Committee

Service to Country

  • Volunteers in Service to America (VISTA) program

Leadership

  • Member, Supervisory Board, AEGON NV
  • Non-Executive Chair, Foot Locker, Inc.
  • Director, Spahn & Rose Lumber Co.
  • Director, National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD)
  • Member, Saint James School Board of Trustees
  • Advisor, Korn Ferry
  • Professional Coach, Cambria Consulting, a Spencer Stuart Company
  • Former Chair, President, and CEO, Phoenix Companies
  • Former Lead Independent Director, Foot Locker, Inc.
  • Former Director, Save the Children USA
  • Former Director, Save the Children Association
  • Former Director, Save the Children International
  • Former Director, Sonoco Products Company
  • Former Director, Wachovia
  • Former Director, Goodspeed Opera House
  • Former Director, Hartford Hospital
  • Former Director, Hartford Healthcare Corporation
  • Former Director, The Connecticut Science Center
  • Former Director, Wittenberg University
  • Recognition
    • 2015 NACD Directorship 100
    • One of four individuals named as a 2021 Outstanding Director by the Financial Times ODX
    • Member on three Blue Ribbon Commissions

Education

  • Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Drew University
  • Master of Arts, Political Science, Drew University
  • Juris Doctor, University of Connecticut School of Law
  • Fellow, Harvard Advanced Leadership Initiative
  • Distinguished Graduate Award, University of Connecticut Law School Alumni Association, Inc.
  • Alumni Achievement in Business Award, Drew University
  • NACD Certified Director (NACD.DC)
  • NACD Board Leadership Fellow
  • NACD CERT Certificate in Cyber-Risk Oversight

Portrait of John F. Young

John F. Young

Member, Member & Technology and Finance & Audit Committees

Member since 1978. Elected 2011.

Current USAA Service

  • Member, Member & Technology Committee
  • Member, Finance & Audit Committee

Prior USAA Service

  • Member, Executive Committee
  • Chair, Finance Committee
  • Member, Risk & Compliance Committee
  • Member, Vice Chair, and Chair, Finance & Audit Committee
  • Member, Governance Committee
  • Member, Nominating & Governance Committee

Service to Country

  • 5-year career in U.S. Navy
  • Service included a tour aboard the U.S.S. Ticonderoga

Leadership

  • Chairman, Exelon Corporation
  • Director, U.S. Naval Academy Foundation
  • Former Chairman and Director, Nuclear Energy Institute
  • Former Chairman, EFIH Finance, Inc.
  • Former Chairman, Energy Future Intermediate Holding Co. LLC
  • Former Director, Children's Medical Center of Dallas
  • Former Director, Nuclear Electric Insurance Ltd.
  • Former Director, Edison Electric Institute
  • Former Director, Energy Future Holdings Corp.
  • Former Director, CSRA
  • Former Director, Baylor Scott & White Health Foundation Advisory Board
  • Former President, Exelon Generation
  • Former President and CEO, Exelon Power
  • Former Executive Vice President, Finance and Markets, Exelon Corp.
  • Former President and CEO, Energy Future Holdings Corp.
  • Former Member, National Petroleum Council
  • Former Member, Center for Strategic and International Studies Dallas Roundtable

Education

  • Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering, U.S. Naval Academy