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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

education, drug interdiction, Latin American politics, counterinsurgency
training, and more. A highly decorated military officer, Garcia was tapped
to be the behind-the-desk military analyst for Telemundo during the Iraq
War and has appeared as a commentator on Crossfire, Fox News, CNN,
CBS, Univision, CNN en Español, and The Cristina Show.
Garcia has attended corporate governance courses at Harvard Business
School, the Wharton School, Columbia Business School, and Northwest-
ern University’s Kellogg School of Management. He currently serves on
two Fortune 500 company boards—the board of directors of the Winn
Dixie Stores, Inc. and an advisory board of Aetna—and has become a
highly sought-after speaker, presenting talks on leadership at Fortune 500
companies, professional associations, government agencies, and other orga-
nizations worldwide. By using anecdotes to illustrate character-building les-
sons learned throughout his lifetime—from his childhood growing up in
Latin America to his thrilling years in Washington, D.C., working along-
side the world’s most respected leaders, to launching his own successful
global firm from an empty broom closet—Garcia shares inspiring stories
of leadership, public service, entrepreneurship, and family life that moti-
vate and energize audiences in powerful ways. His deep sense of peace, his
commitment to public service, and his infectious zest for life have inspired
thousands of people around the world—his trademark takeaways can
change your life or transform your organization.
For more information about him, go to www.charlespgarcia.com.