The Honorable Michael Montelongo, a career soldier, public official, and corporate executive, is president and chief executive officer of GRC Advisory Services, LLC and most recently was chief administrative officer and senior vice president for Sodexo, Inc. A governance and audit committee financial expert and NACD Board Leadership Fellow, Montelongo serves on corporate and nonprofit boards including Civeo Corporation (NYSE: CVEO), Conduent Inc (NASDAQ: CNDT), and Leadership Roundtable. He is a former Bush White House appointee who served as the 19th assistant secretary for financial management and chief financial officer of the US Air Force and the first Latino in that role. Before joining the Bush administration, Montelongo was an executive with a global management consulting firm, a regional telecommunications company, and completed a career in the U.S. Army, a Congressional Fellowship in the U.S. Senate, and service as an assistant professor teaching economics and political science at West Point. Besides corporate and military awards and the highest decorations for Exceptional Civilian Service in the Air Force and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), he is featured in NACD Directorship magazine’s Board Fellow Spotlight, Private Company Director magazine’s Directors to Watch, and several nationally-recognized Latino publications including being twice-listed in Hispanic Business magazine’s 100 Most Influential Hispanics.

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