BL0015: From Fighter Pilot to Microsoft

•Colonel Mark Valentine is a retired Fighter Pilot, United States Air Force Weapons School Graduate, Former Commander of the 113th Operations group.  He graduated from the United States Air Force Acadmeny in 1992, earned his masters degree from Georgetown University and completed the National Emergency Management Executive Academy at Harvard.  Mark has over 100 combat missions in support of Operations PROVIDE COMFORT, NORTHERN WATCH, SOUTHERN WATCH and Iraqi Freedom.  He has served as the Senior Military member representative at FEMA.  Mark currently leads a team in support of microsoft’s Strategic Programs for the United States Air Force.  He is an incredible leader, husband, father and friend.   Mark shares his insight on leadership, events that shaped his leadership style.  He discusses the major leadership challenges facing  the nation today and give us some insight on how the leadership model transitions to his current responsibilities at Microsoft.     Follow Bold Leadership on twitter @the bold leaders, Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/theevansgp and our websiteL www.theevansgp.com