{"id":129553,"date":"2025-06-03T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-03T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2025\/06\/03\/iava-names-former-marine-corps-pilot-kyleanne-hunter-as-next-ceo\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:26:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:26:14","slug":"iava-names-former-marine-corps-pilot-kyleanne-hunter-as-next-ceo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/veterans\/2025\/06\/03\/iava-names-former-marine-corps-pilot-kyleanne-hunter-as-next-ceo\/","title":{"rendered":"IAVA names former Marine Corps pilot Kyleanne Hunter as next CEO"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/education-transition\/2019\/08\/14\/why-women-veterans-are-250-more-likely-than-civilian-women-to-commit-suicide\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/education-transition\/2019\/08\/14\/why-women-veterans-are-250-more-likely-than-civilian-women-to-commit-suicide\/\">Former Marine Corps pilot Kyleanne Hunter<\/a> will take over as the next leader of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2025\/04\/28\/poll-shows-young-vets-unhappy-with-signal-leak-federal-program-cuts\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2025\/04\/28\/poll-shows-young-vets-unhappy-with-signal-leak-federal-program-cuts\/\">Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America<\/a>, bringing her public policy background to the group\u2019s continued advocacy mission, board officials announced Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hunter spent 12 years in the Marine Corps, including deployments in both Iraq and Afghanistan. She replaces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2025\/03\/13\/ceo-of-iraq-and-afghanistan-vets-group-to-step-down-later-this-spring\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2025\/03\/13\/ceo-of-iraq-and-afghanistan-vets-group-to-step-down-later-this-spring\/\">outgoing CEO Allison Jalsow<\/a>, who has held the top post in the group since February 2023. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike most of the legacy veterans organizations, which have leadership changes annually, Hunter is only the fourth CEO in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/2019\/01\/28\/iava-founder-reickhoff-steps-down-as-groups-top-leader\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/2019\/01\/28\/iava-founder-reickhoff-steps-down-as-groups-top-leader\/\">IAVA\u2019s 20-year history<\/a>. The group has been a key voice in military and defense issues over the last two decades, particularly topics affecting the youngest generation of veterans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur stories as veterans are not monolithic,\u201d Hunter said in a statement announcing her new role. \u201cWe come from different backgrounds, joined for different reasons, and bring with us a diverse range of experiences and talents. That diversity is our strength.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/veterans\/2025\/04\/28\/poll-shows-young-vets-unhappy-with-signal-leak-federal-program-cuts\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP18276824571013.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Poll shows young vets unhappy with Signal leak, federal program cuts<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A survey of more than 1,400 Iraq and Afghanistan veterans found concerns across party lines about the White House&#039;s handling of national security issues. <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hunter brings an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rand.org\/about\/people\/h\/hunter_kyleanne_m.html\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.rand.org\/about\/people\/h\/hunter_kyleanne_m.html\">extensive resume of advocacy and public policy work<\/a> to the leadership role, along with her military experience. She spent 12 years as an officer in the Marine Corps, both as a Cobra pilot and as a staffer in the Office of Legislative Affairs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the latter role, she was involved in work on the repeal of the military\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/01\/06\/advocates-reach-deal-with-dod-on-dont-ask-dont-tell-dismissals\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2025\/01\/06\/advocates-reach-deal-with-dod-on-dont-ask-dont-tell-dismissals\/\">\u201cdon\u2019t ask, don\u2019t tell\u201d law<\/a> and the integration of women into combat roles. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After the service, she has worked as the Air Force Academy\u2019s director of the Strategy and Warfare Center, along with teaching as a professor of military and strategic studies. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hunter later served as cochair of the Culture and Climate Line of Effort for the Independent Review Commission on Military Sexual Assault and chair of the Employment and Integration Subcommittee for the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The California native has been working most recently as a senior political scientist at RAND and lead of the organization\u2019s Women, Peace, and Security Initiative. She is also the co-author of the book \u201cInvisible Veterans: What Happens when Military Women Become Civilians Again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Those topics are likely to play a significant role in IAVA\u2019s advocacy work over the next few years. Hunter has been critical in recent months of Pentagon efforts to scale back available jobs for female service members and to tamp down diversity programs related to recruiting and retention. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMy vision for IAVA is one where we don\u2019t just respond to the moment \u2014 we help shape the future,\u201d Hunter said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She has also previously testified before Congress on firearms safety and ways to prevent mass shootings. 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