Behind The Shield

Blayne Smith is a West Point graduate, former Green Beret and highly effective business leader across a variety of industries and capacities. For over 25 years, Blayne has built teams and communities through a deep understanding of, and focus on, culture and leadership. Whether serving in corporate, small business, or nonprofit roles, his focus has remained on the people.Inaugural recipient of the George W. Bush Institute Military Service Citation for exemplary leadership both during and beyond serviceFormer President and current board member at GORUCK First Executive Director of Team Red, White and Blue; scaled a hyper inclusive, national community based organization from 3 to 212 cities, delivering 45,000 events per year, enriching the lives of over 150,000 veteransAs a Green Beret (Special Forces Commander), commanded multi-national and inter-agency combat operations Distinguished Honor Graduate from the US Army Ranger SchoolLed over 200 combat missions in Iraq and AfghanistanMBA, University of Floridahttp