Bob RavenerBOB RAVENER graduated from the United States Naval Academy, where he earned distinction as a leader, intercollegiate baseball player, and past president of his class. He served on active duty as a submarine officer in the U.S. Navy before transitionig to a career in business. Mr. Ravener also earned a master's degree in business administration from New York University.He has since served in executive roles in several top Fortune 200 corporations, including PepsiCo, Home Depot, Starbucks, and most recently, Dollar General, where he was the Chief People Officer until his retirement in 2019. During his time with Dollar General, the company grew to almost 16,000 stores and added approximately 65,000 jobs to the American economy. His first book, Up! The Difference Between Today and Tomorrow Is You was first published in 2013 and is available on Amazon.com.Mr. Ravener has also served on boards and commissions at the national, state, and local levels, including the President's National Hire Veterans Committee and the Secretary of Labor's Advisory Committee for Veterans Employment, Training, and Employer Outreach.He was chairman of the Tennessee State Workforce Development Board, a member of the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta's Human Capital Advisory Council, and vice-chairman of the Franklin Civil War Historical Commission.Today, Mr. Ravener is a business owner and very active in his community. He serves on several non-profit boards, including Friends of Franklin Parks, the Downtown Neighborhood Association, and Franklin's Charge, and is a member of the American Legion and VFW. He lives in Franklin with Lisa, his wife of more than forty years, and has three grown children and four grandchildren at the time of this printing. Read More Read Less