Leadership

Jeremy Hunt

Jeremy Hunt serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors for Veterans on Duty (VOD)—a veteran-led 501(c)(4) policy advocacy organization. Mr. Hunt, a graduate of Yale Law School and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, guides VOD’s advocacy efforts to ensure our military remains ready, focused, and lethal and to fight for policies that keep America safe, strong, and free.

Previously, Mr. Hunt commissioned as an active-duty military intelligence officer in the U.S. Army. He deployed to Ukraine, where he was part of a multi-national mission to train the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Mr. Hunt eventually rose to the rank of captain and now serves in the U.S. Army Inactive Ready Reserve.

In 2022, Mr. Hunt ran for U.S. Congress, coming up only 700 votes short in the Republican primary runoff election. His campaign earned endorsements from former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, Senator Tom Cotton (AR), and Congressman Mike Waltz (FL-06), as well as other sitting members of Congress.

Mr. Hunt’s work has been published in the Washington Post, Fox News, the New York Post, The Hill, and the Washington Times. He concurrently serves as a media fellow at the Hudson Institute, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research institute in Washington, D.C. He frequently appears as a guest commentator on the Fox News Channel’s “Outnumbered,” “Fox & Friends,” and other national programs.

Above all, Mr. Hunt most enjoys spending time with his wife, Ky, and their two young children, Kinsley and Hayes.

Jimmy Byrn

Jimmy Byrn is a U.S. Army veteran, lawyer, and family man with military roots tracing back to the War of 1812. Jimmy attended the United States Military Academy receiving his B.S. in History and a commission as an Armor Officer in 2012.

Jimmy served for 8 years in various leadership positions with 3rd Infantry Division and 10th Mountain Division from Tank Platoon Leader to Troop Commander. During his service he completed Ranger School and deployed to Eastern Europe in support of NATO objectives following the first invasion of Ukraine and training with NATO allies in Poland, Bulgaria, and Lithuania. Later, Jimmy deployed as a Troop Commander to Kosovo where he led U.S. Liaison Monitoring Teams as part of the NATO peacekeeping operation KFOR-25.

Following his service, Jimmy attended Yale earning his J.D./M.B.A. from Yale Law School and Yale School of Management. While attending school, Jimmy served as the Military Legislative Assistant to Senator Tom Cotton (R-AR) as well as an Operations Manager for the startup hedge fund Acrisure Capital Management. Jimmy is a native of Poquoson, VA and is married to his high school sweetheart Cassie, a registered nurse specializing in critical care.