ML Cavanaugh

ML (Matt) Cavanaugh, PhD, is a retired lieutenant colonel and US Army Strategist who earned two Bronze Star Medals and the Combat Action Badge for his time in the Iraq War. A proud living kidney donor, he most recently served as president and chief executive officer of the National Kidney Donation Organization. Matt, 2002 West Point graduate, co-founded the Modern War Institute at West Point, has been the youngest recipient of the Army Strategist Association’s professional award—the Order of Saint Gabriel the Archangel, earned acclaim as the top professor at West Point, and was once named the US Army Athlete of the Year. A contributor to the Los Angeles Times, Matt’s writing has also been featured in outlets including the New York Times, Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and the Sydney Morning Herald. As a much sought after public and motivational speaker based in Colorado, Matt has shared insights with large and small companies, medical and healthcare organizations, sports teams and students across the country.