Veteran Fellowship Program | 2024–2025 Cohort

Michael Arnold served twenty-four years in the US Army and retired in 2017 as a colonel. He is a senior executive with an extensive background in public-sector strategic change management, human resources reform, and talent management. He most recently served as the deputy director of the US Army Talent Management Task Force. Arnold was a 2014–15 Hoover National Security Affairs Fellow. He holds an undergraduate degree from La Salle University and a MA from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

Haotian Bai is an immigrant, a US Army veteran, and a pioneering entrepreneur in the third-party reproduction and legal services sectors. He is founder of Patriot Conceptions and TrustUS, and his businesses prioritize supporting military families and ensuring privacy in legal processes, underscoring his commitment to service and innovation. He holds a master of science from Iowa State University.

Jeremy W. Cannon, MD, SM, retired as a colonel from the US Air Force reserves in 2023. Cannon is a professor of surgery at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and a practicing trauma surgeon and a surgical researcher in Philadelphia. He deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan as a trauma surgeon. He holds degrees from the US Air Force Academy, Harvard Medical School, and MIT.

Jeff Chapman served as an Intelligence Officer in the US Navy for a total of 12 years (6 years active; 6 years reserve). His professional background includes executive roles across commercial and public sectors, and he is the founder and CEO of Babel Street, which he led from inception to significant growth and ultimately a successful acquisition. He holds degrees from the US Naval Academy, Harvard University, and the University of Virginia.

Jonathan “JD” Due is a twenty-year veteran of the US Army. He currently serves as the executive director of the Center of Military Transition at the Mason School of Business at William & Mary. Due has served extensively in the nonprofit space, including as the director of programs and scholarships at the Pat Tillman Foundation. He is a graduate of the US Military Academy and holds a MA in history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Robin Johnson served over twenty years in the US Army, retiring as a lieutenant colonel. She is a certified humor professional who uses a cognitive behavioral theory–based approach to improving psychological performance. Johnson is a TEDx speaker, an instructor for the Institute for Defense and Business, and a thought leader on the applied and therapeutic use of humor for mental health and suicide prevention. She holds a BA from The Ohio State University and an MBA from Webster University.

Sean Singleton spent six years as a US Air Force acquisitions and protocol officer (active), before spending seven years as a special investigator (reserve). He serves as managing principal of Oglethorpe Capital LLC and an independent director of WaFd Bank. Singleton has a bachelor of science from the US Air Force Academy and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

Mary L. Tobin is a US Army combat veteran with more than twenty years of leadership development, community engagement, and public speaking experience. She is the director of programs at More Perfect Union and previously served in the Biden-Harris administration as the senior advisor for wounded warrior, veterans, and military family initiatives for AmeriCorps. Tobin is a graduate of the US Military Academy at West Point and the New York Institute of Technology.

William Treseder served ten years in the US Marine Corps. He is the cofounder and chief operating officer of BMNT, a government innovation company, and an adviser to multiple defense tech startups. Treseder also currently serves in the Marines Reserves as the chief strategy officer of the Marine Innovation Unit. He holds a BA from Stanford University.

Clint Trocchio served as a military pilot and budget examiner in the US Coast Guard for twenty-two years. He is the chief clerk of the US Senate’s Committee on Appropriations, and chair of the US Senate Federal Credit Union’s Supervisory Committee. He received his bachelor’s degree from the Coast Guard Academy and master’s degrees from Spring Hill College (MBA) and the George Washington University (MPA).