Tom Wilkerson is the Chief Executive Officer of the United States Naval Institute will be the key-note speaker for the GOE Eagles of Valor Dinner on September 22, 2007.

As CEO, Tom is responsible for formulating and executing the goals, objectives and strategy of the Institute; he is a member of the Board of Directors of the Institute and the Naval Institute Foundation. Tom is no stranger to the Naval Institute, having served first as a member of Naval Institute's Board of Directors/ the Editorial Board and then as a member of the Naval Institute Foundation Board of Trustees. Tom has also been a contributor to Proceedings magazine, and a frequent participant in the Naval Institute's seminar program.

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Tom Wilkerson’s military career spans 31 years from graduation with the U.S. Naval Academy Class of 1967 to service as Marine Fighter/Attack Aviator, and finally to senior leadership as a Major General of Marines. In his last assignment as Commander, Marine Forces Reserve, Tom led the largest command in the Marine Corps with over 100,00 Marines at 200 sites around the country and a budget in excess of $500M annually.

General Wilkerson is a member of the Society of the Cincinnati and the Council on Foreign Relations. He is also Chairman of the Military Advisory Group to Kuma Reality Games, Inc and a Director for Zodiac, N.A.