Lieutenant General Mike Steele, USA (retired), held command assignments in both operational commands and professional military education institutions during 34-years of active service. Operationally, he commanded every level of Army unit from Platoon to the 82nd Airborne Division and the U.S. Army Pacific. His professional military education assignments included multiple assignments at the Infantry School and at The Command and General Staff College, the largest college in our Armed Forces, where he served as Commanding General/Commandant and Deputy Commandant.

After military retirement in 2001, General Steele’s involvement with military leadership development continued through his association with the Chief of Staff Army, General Officer Strategic Leader Development Program… where he continues to serve as the course senior mentor. General Steele has also worked in the defense industry as a senior executive and currently as an independent consultant responsible for assisting U.S. and international armed forces with leadership improvement strategies, simulations-based training and state-of-the-art weapon systems development.

General Steele also serves as the Chairman of the Board, Uniformed Services Benefit Association (a veteran-focused life insurance organization), a Trustee for the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and was recently elected by Alumni to the Board of Visitors, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina.