Leadership
National Advisors
Distinguished veterans and leaders who bring decades of military service, community building, and advocacy to our mission.
Matt Bissonnette
Advisor — North Carolina
Former Navy SEAL and member of DEVGRU. New York Times bestselling author of "No Easy Day" and executive producer of the SEAL Team television series. Participated in Operation Neptune Spear.
Gus Trent
Advisor — Florida
Retired Army Colonel who served in the Persian Gulf War, Afghanistan, and Iraq. A Pittsburgh native, he attended Edinboro University and received his commission through ROTC.
Dr. Erik Vilen, M.D.
Advisor — Helena, Montana
Army combat veteran who served in Iraq from 2003 to 2004. Board certified in family medicine, co-founder of Intuition Health, and former VA Chief of Primary Care for the Montana VA Health Care System.
Eli Williamson
Advisor — Chicago, Illinois
Co-founded Leave No Veteran Behind and formerly served as Director of Veterans Programs at the McCormick Foundation. Army PSYOP specialist and Arabic linguist who served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Holds a Doctor of Humanities honoris causa.
Travis Bickford
Advisor — Washington, DC
Head of Communications and Programs for the Library of Congress Veterans History Project. Army veteran who served during the Iraq War.
