Board/Staff Profiles:
Col Kipp Wahlgren, USMC (Ret)

Col Kipp Wahlgren, USMC (Ret)

President and CEO 

A 1995 graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Colonel Wahlgren served more than three decades in the Marine Corps. His career included three deployments in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, serving as commanding officer of 3D Supply Battalion, strategic planning for Marine Forces Europe and Africa, helping establish Marine Force Storage Command, and service as Deputy Commander of Marine Forces Korea. His most recent assignment was with 2D Marine Aircraft Wing at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point.

Colonel Wahlgren holds an MBA from Indiana University and a Master of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College. He and his wife, Leasa, have two children. We are pleased to welcome Colonel Wahlgren to the Museum community as he leads the organization into its next chapter.