James B. Peake

Dr. Peake is Senior Vice President of CGI Federal. Previously he served as U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs. He is a retired U.S. Army Lieutenant General and served as the Army Surgeon General. As Army Surgeon General, Dr. Peake commanded 50,000 medical personnel and 187 army medical facilities worldwide. Prior to that, he served as Commanding General of the U.S. Army Medical Department Center and School, one of the largest medical training facilities in the world with 30,000 students annually. In addition, he was the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of Project Hope. Dr. Peake received his Bachelor of Science from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 1966. Following service in Vietnam with the 101st Airborne Division, where he was awarded the Silver Star, a Bronze Star with “V” device and the Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster, Dr. Peake received his Medical Doctorate from Cornell University.