Robert J. ONeill.

Rob served in critical missions that defined a generation-he was a Jumpmaster and the Lead Jumper in the rescue operation that saved Captain Richard Phillips from Somali pirates, supported the recovery of Marcus Luttrell during Operation Red Wings, and was a Team Leader on Operation Neptune’s Spear -the mission that killed Osama bin Laden.

Today, Rob is a sought-after keynote speaker and co-founder of the Special Operators Transition Foundation , which helps fellow Special Operations veterans transition into corporate leadership. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Operator and co-author of The Way Forward , written alongside Medal of Honor recipient Dakota Meyer.

Robert J. O’Neill is one of the most highly decorated and recognized combat veterans of our time. With over 400 missions across global theaters including Iraq, Afghanistan, and Pakistan, Rob spent eight of his 16 distinguished years at the legendary SEAL Team Six , the U.S. Navy’s most elite counterterrorism unit.