Bio

• Age: 67
• Education: West Point, BS (1965)
• From: Washington, DC
• Ethnicity: Pacific Islander

A four-star general and 38-year veteran who retired shortly after the fall of Baghdad in 2003, Shinseki ran afoul of the Bush administration by questioning the Iraq war strategy while he was Army chief of staff. Widely respected by military leaders and veterans, he is described as a soft-spoken, dynamic leader and was twice awarded the Purple Heart for injuries sustained in Vietnam. Shinseki led the Army at the same time National Security Adviser James L. Jones commanded the Marines.

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Last Job

• U.S. Army, chief of staff

Other Jobs

• U.S. Army, vice chief of staff
• U.S. Army Europe and 7th Army Bosnia-Herzegovina, commander in chief; commander stabilization force
• U.S. Army, assistant deputy chief of staff (operations and plans)
• U.S. Army, commanding general 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas
• U.S. Army, division commander, 3d infantry division ; 7th Army Europe, Germany
• Pegasus Associates Inc., consultant

Board Memberships

• Ducommun
• Honeywell

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Choices at a Glance

Financial Disclosure

View General Eric Shinseki's official financial disclosure statements, which describe the sources, types and amounts of income earned in a given year.

• 2009 (PDF)

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