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Sherman Gillums Jr. is the current Chief Advocacy and Strategy Officer for AMVETS (American Veterans), a congressionally chartered veteran service organization founded in 1944.

He served 12 months in the United States Marine Corps and was medically retired at the rank of Chief Warrant Officer-2 in 2002 after suffering catastrophic injury in a vehicle crash. His awards and decorations include the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal with gold star, Navy and Marine Corps Achievement Medal, Marine Good Conduct Medal with two bronze stars, National Defense Service Medal with a bronze star, Global War on Terror Service Medal, Drill Instructor Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon, Meritorious Unit Citation Ribbon, Rifle Expert Badge 4th award, and Pistol Expert Badge 2nd award. In 2004, Gillums began working as an accredited veteran benefits expert in San Diego for Paralyzed Veterans of America. He later worked as an appellate representative at the Board of Veterans’ Appeals in Washington, DC, and in several senior roles thereafter before accepting the position of Executive Director of Paralyzed Veterans of America in January 2016, becoming the first executive director of a “Big 6” veteran service organization to have served during the Post-9/11 wartime era. He joined AMVETS National Headquarters in January 2018.

Gillums is a graduate of the University of San Diego School of Business Administration and completed his executive education at Harvard Business School. He was featured on C-SPAN Q&A in October 2017.