He Chaired the 2005 Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission, BRAC and is currently serving as a Consultant & Board member of several diverse Foundations & Corporations.

[2] He graduated from Mount Saint Michael Academy in 1962 as the school's top athlete and student council president.

[3] Principi has worked on national policy issues and has held several executive-level positions in federal government throughout his career.

He chaired the Federal Quality Institute in 1991, and was chairman of the Commission on Servicemembers and Veterans Transition Assistance established by Congress in 1996.

Following that appointment, he served as Republican chief counsel and staff director of the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services.