Established in February 2007, the MDAA Advisory Board is made up of a combination of prominent community leaders throughout our country and retired United States Military flag officers from the field of Missile Defense. Their purpose is to support our mission of educating the American public and our leaders on Missile Defense, so that we can continue to develop and deploy missile defenses to make our world a safer place and protect our way of life.
Ambassador Eric Edleman, Advisory Board Member Since August 2009
Retired
Undersecretary of Defense for Policy

Ambassador
Robert Joseph, Advisory Board Member Since March 2007
Retired Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International
Security
Lt. General Ronald Kadish ,
Advisory Board Member Since
March 2008
Former Director, Missile Defense Agency

General Lester Lyles, Advisory Board Member Since Feb 2008
Former Director, Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (Missile Defense Agency Predecessor)

Lt. Gen. Henry A. "Trey" Obering (ret.), Advisory Board Member Since
Feb 2009
Former Director, Missile Defense Agency

Mr. John Rood,
Advisory Board Member Since April 2009
Former Acting Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security

Dr. Patricia Sanders, Advisory Board Member Since December 2009
Former Executive Director, Missile Defense Agency

Mr. Hatim Tyabji
,
Advisory Board Member Since
December 2009
Executive Chairman of Bytemobile, Inc
.