Admiral Mullen has served as a member of the board of directors of WUP since July 2021, and a board observer to the board of directors of WUP since April 2014. Since February 2013, Admiral Mullen has served as the President of MGM Consulting, LLC, which provides counsel to global clients on issues related to geo-political developments, national security interests and strategic leadership. Since his retirement from the U.S. Navy in November 2011, Admiral Mullen served as a member of the board of directors of General Motors Company (NYSE:GM) from February 2013 to June 2018, Sprint from April 2014 to April 2019 and Bloomberg Philanthropies since June 2012. He actively supports and participates in a wide array of non-profit organizations dedicated to improving the growth, development, recovery and transition of military veterans and their family members. Admiral Mullen previously served as the 28th Chief of Naval Operations from 2005 to 2007, and as the 17th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama from 2007 to 2011. He led the military during a critical time of change and transition, overseeing the end of the combat mission in Iraq and the development and implementation of a new military strategy in Afghanistan. Admiral Mullen advanced the rapid fielding of innovative technologies, championed emerging and enduring global partnerships and promoted new methods for countering terrorism, all of which culminated in the killing of Osama bin Laden. He spearheaded the elimination of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy, ushering for the first time in U.S. military history, the open service of gay and lesbian men and women. Additionally, Admiral Mullen taught National Security Decision-making and Policy at the Woodrow Wilson School of International and Public Affairs at Princeton University from 2012 to 2018 and currently teaches Leadership at the U.S. Naval Academy, which he has done since 2019. Admiral Mullen is a Distinguished Graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and a Distinguished Graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School, a Distinguished Alumni of Harvard Business School, and a Member of the National Academy of Engineering and a trustee at Caltech. Admiral Mullen also holds a Master’s Degree in Operations Research from the Naval Postgraduate School.
We believe Admiral Mullen is well qualified to serve on the board of directors of Wheels Up due to his extensive senior leadership experience gained over his 43-year career in the U.S. military, and his deep experience in leading change in complex organizations, executive development and succession planning, diversity implementation, crisis management, strategic planning, budget policy, risk management and technical innovation. Admiral Mullen also brings his experience serving on the board of directors of public companies.