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Major General Brown is the retired Deputy Commander of Air Education and Training Command, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, where he was responsible for all basic military training and 83% of the Air Force initial skills and advanced technical training, as well as the funding mechanism within the USAF. Following his retirement, he served as Chief Operating Officer for the US Department of Education Office of Federal Student Aid (FSA), and was responsible for the $1.7 trillion federal student loan portfolio. He now serves as the Executive Director of the Student Freedom Initiative.

Major General Brown holds a Masters in National Security Strategy from the National Defense University, a Masters in Strategic Studies from Air Command & Staff College, a Masters of Public Administration from Troy State University, and a Bachelors in Accounting from Tuskegee University.

David Link is a 1985 graduate of R-MA, a 1989 graduate of the College of William & Mary, and an experienced CEO, Chairman, Director, and Founder with global experience across multiple industries and countries. Mr. Link was a Managing Director of Accenture with senior leadership roles in France, the Netherlands, Australia, South Korea, and the Asia Pacific region over a 26-year career.

Mr. Link also founded global fintech Verrency and has served on a number of boards, board committees, and advisory boards, including the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, Ripple, the Australian Centre for Financial Studies, and the St. Kilda Football Club. Mr. Link is an Honourary Fellow at the University of Melbourne, and currently lives in Melbourne with his wife and two children.