Lt. Gen. Leslie Smith, U.S. Army retired, is the Association of the U.S. Army’s vice president for Leadership and Education. He retired from the Army in August 2021 after serving over 35 years, with his final assignment as inspector general of the Army. Previously, he was deputy inspector general, and before that, he was commanding general of the U.S. Army Maneuver Support Center of Excellence and Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. He has two master’s degrees, one in administration from Central Michigan University and one in national security strategy from the National Defense University.