Gen David Goldfein is a Senior Fellow with the Flatter Executive Cadre.
General, U.S. Air Force.
Summary: Gen. David L. Goldfein was the 21st Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force. As Chief, he served as the senior uniformed Air Force officer responsible for the organization, training and equipping of 685,000 active-duty, Guard, Reserve and civilian forces serving in the United States and overseas. As members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Air Force Chief of Staff and other service chiefs function as military advisers to the Secretary of Defense, National Security Council and the president. Gen. Goldfein received his commission from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1983. He is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Weapons School and is a command pilot with more than 4,200 flying hours in the T-37, T-38, F-16C/D, F-117A, MQ-9 and MC-12W. He has flown combat missions in operations Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Allied Force and Enduring Freedom. EDUCATION 1983 Bachelor of Science, Philosophy, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. 1986 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., by correspondence 1987 Masters degree, Business Administration, Oklahoma City University 1992 Fighter Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, Nev. 1995 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 1998 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence 2001 National Defense Fellowship, State Department Senior Seminar, Arlington, Va. ASSIGNMENTS 1.
