[12][13] He has delivered service addresses at Dartmouth College, Harvard Business School,[14] and the Union League Club of New York.

[12] Concurrently through 2018, Whitman served as a Major General and the senior reserve officer of the U.S. Marine Corps, capping three decades of uniformed service, including a dozen years on active duty, with multiple combat deployments, tours in the Pentagon, and command at every level.

[17] Following completion of active duty in 2018, he retired as the senior reserve officer in order to return to civilian service.

He is a graduate of Harvard Business School (MBA), the Army War College (MSS),[1] and Nashotah House Theological Seminary (MM 2021).

[22][23] The Washington Examiner reported on its editorial page that he was worth $580 million to corporate shareholders based on stock market reaction to the announcement of his appointment as CEO.