Board of Directors

David Rubenstein is a retired Army Major General who now shares his leadership lessons as a university professor, public speaker and non-profit board member. He served as the Army’s Deputy Surgeon General and Chief of the Medical Service Corps. Twelve of his 35 years in the Army were spent in commands all over the world. Rubenstein is a graduate of Texas A&M University and the Army War College. He earned a Master’s Degree in Health Administration from Baylor University.

Ben Daughtry has extensive experience in health care management. He earned his B.S. in Pharmacy at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and M.B.A. at the InterAmerican University. He is a graduate of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces and the Air Force War College. Daughtry served in the U.S. Air Force Medical Service for twenty-four years as a Medical Service Corps (MSC) Officer. Before retiring, he was Chief, Health Affairs and Plans Division in the Office of the Air Force Surgeon General. Daughtry has had an extended relationship of service with AMSUS as an active member for many years prior to becoming a Life Member in September 1994.

Jim Young is a retired Colonel, United States Air Force, a Georgia native, and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Pharmacy from Mercer University, a Master of Science degree in Systems Management from the University of Southern California, and completed the Executive Management Program for Pharmacy Leaders at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Young served as Chief Pharmacist for the entire Department of Defense and in a variety of command and staff positions including Commander of David Grant USAF Medical Center and TRICARE Lead Agent for Region 10, as well as Chief of the AF Biomedical Sciences Corps and Chief Pharmacist for the United States Air Force.

Ed Wyatt served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Health Affairs), responsible for all Department of Defense (DoD) health policies, programs and activities, following a 32-year career in the Navy health care system. He also served as a professional staff member with the House Armed Services Committee responsible for multiple accounts including the military health portfolio

Andrea Inserra, a Senior Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton, is recognized for her expertise in program and system management, organizational re-engineering and transformation within the healthcare market. She holds a Masters in Business Administration degree from the Pennsylvania State University and a Bachelors of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Pennsylvania State University.

Allen Middleton’s final military assignment was as the 15th Chief of the US Air Force Medical Service Corps.  Following military retirement, he was a member of the Department of Defense Senior Executive Service and served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs and as the first Deputy Director of the Defense Health Agency.

Althea Dixon’s final assignment was as Command Sergeant Major of the US Army Medical Command and senior enlisted advisor to the Army Surgeon General.  She currently serves as director of the Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program, a partnership between the Uniformed Services University and the military.  She also oversees recruitment and outreach operations within the Office of Associate Dean for Recruitment and Admissions at USUHS and its commissioning coordinator.

Fred Hannett has more than 30 years of experience as a consultant and lobbyist to both private and public-sector clients with interests in government healthcare programs.  He has assisted clients with virtually every Government agency and program involved in healthcare delivery or financing, including work with the Departments of Health and Human Services, Defense, Veterans Affairs, Transportation, and Justice, and the Office of Personnel Management.  In addition, he served the administration of George W. Bush as a staff consultant to the President’s Task Force to Improve Health Care Delivery for Our Nation’s Veterans.