General, United States Army (Ret.)
Former Chief of Staff, United States Army
General Schoomaker serves on the advisory boards of Camber Corp, and EWA Government Systems, Inc. He is a member of the Board of Directors of CAE USA, DynCorp International and Special Operations Warrior Foundation, a non-profit organization providing free college scholarship grants, financial aid, and educational counseling to the children of military Special Operations personnel killed in operational missions or training accidents.
General Schoomaker served as the U.S. Army’s 35th Chief of Staff from August 2003 to April 2007 and spent 35 years in a variety of command and staff assignments. He participated in operations Desert One in Iran, Urgent Fury in Grenada, Just Cause in Panama, Desert Shield/Desert Storm in Southwest Asia, and Uphold Democracy in Haiti. He also supported various worldwide joint contingency operations, including those in the Balkans, Afghanistan and Iraq.
General Schoomaker received a Bachelor of Science degree in Education from the University of Wyoming and holds a Master of Arts degree in Management from Central Michigan University. He attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government Program for Senior Executives in National and International Security Management.
