Executive Director and Founder
Paul Rieckhoff is the group's Executive Director and Founder. He served as a First Lieutenant and infantry rifle platoon leader in the Iraq war from 2003-2004. He is also the author of Chasing Ghosts. Prior to going to Iraq, Rieckhoff worked as a high school football coach and on Wall Street. He received a B.A. in Political Science from Amherst College in 1998 and lives in New York City.
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