This week on Next Steps Forward, Meaghan Mobbs joins program host Chris Meek. Meaghan is the president of the Romulus T. Weatherman Foundation and vice president for client strategies for LINK Public Affairs. She is a graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, a former paratrooper and a combat veteran. She earned a master’s degree in forensic psychology from George Washington University and holds a doctorate in clinical psychology from Columbia University where her work focused on the psychosocial impact of an all-volunteer military and the role of transition stress in the lives of military veterans. She’s worked with and advised numerous nonprofits and has worked with veteran-focused organizations. A Tillman Scholar and George W. Bush Veteran Leadership Scholar, Mobbs was the youngest-ever presidential appointee to the West Point Board of Visitors. Full disclosure: Meaghan is a dear and valued friend of Chris Meek and the nonprofit he co-founded SoldierStrong. Chris looks forward to welcoming her to the program to discuss important topics of our day including defense, national security, military family and health-related issues
About the Author: Chris Meek
Dr. Chris Meek is an American philanthropist and finance officer. Meek is the co-founder and chairman of SoldierStrong, a charitable organization which provides support for U.S. service members and veterans. He is also the co-founder and chairman of START Now!, a non-profit which provides foreclosure counseling to homeowners, as well as senior director of global relationship management at S&P Global and a member of the Maxwell Advisory Board at Syracuse University.