Major General (Ret) Barbara J. Faulkenberry retired from the U.S. Air Force in 2014 as a Major General after a 32-year career, finishing in the top 150 leaders of a 320,000-person global organization. Her last assignment was as Vice Commander (COO) and interim Commander (CEO) of a 37,000-person organization conducting all Department of Defense air cargo, passenger, and medical patient movements across the globe using 1,100 military aircraft plus contracted commercial aircraft. General Faulkenberry is currently an independent director for Callon Petroleum, a publicly-traded exploration, and production oil and gas company, where she serves on the Audit, Nominating and Corporate Governance, and Strategic Planning & Reserves Committees. She is a National Association of Corporate Directors (“NACD”) Board Leadership Fellow and has the Cyber Risk Oversight Certificate from Carnegie Mellon University, both of which contribute to best practices in corporate governance and cybersecurity. She received a BS degree from the Air Force Academy in 1982, an MBA from Georgia College in 1986, and a Master of National Security from the National Defense University in 1999.