1976
Earns a Bachelor of Science from the United States Military Academy and serves in the U.S. Army until 1995.
1981
Is selected as an Olmsted Scholar by the George and Carol Olmsted Foundation, studying in Beijing, China, until 1983.
1984
Earns a Master of Public Administration from Harvard University.
1984
Teaches as an assistant professor and instructor at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, until 1987.
1988
Is an assistant army attaché at the United States Embassy in Beijing, China, until 1990.
1990
Becomes a member of the policy planning staff at the United States Department of State in Washington, D.C., until 1994.
1994
Works as a policy analyst at the Office of Science & Technology Policy in The White House in Washington, D.C., until 1995.
1995
Retires from the United States Army with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and is awarded the Legion of Merit.
1998
Earns a JD degree from New York University.
1998
Works as an associate at Linklaters in London, England, until 1999.
1999
Becomes an associate at Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy in London, England, and Hong Kong, China, until 2001.
2002
Becomes an associate at Wollmuth Maher & Deutsch LLP in New York City, New York.
2002
Is vice president and assistant general counsel at Goldman, Sachs & Co., in New York City, New York, until 2008. He is promoted to associate general counsel.
2008
Works as the executive vice president and chief compliance officer at MoneyGram International in Minneapolis, Minnesota, until 2010.
2010
Is a court-appointed corporate compliance monitor, based in New York City, until 2013.
2013
Holds the role of managing director of Kroll Associates, Incorporated, in New York City, New York, until 2016.
2016
Serves as a senior ethics officer at the United Nations in New York City, until 2017.
2018
Works as an attorney with the Law Office of Lonnie S. Keene in New York City, New York, a law firm founded by Mr. Keene.