Rear Admiral Robert L. Toney, USN (Ret) Chairman of the Board Admiral Toney retired in 1994 from the Navy after 34 years of distinguished service. While in the Navy, Admiral Toney was Commander of four organizations: Naval Surface Group, Naval Base, Logistics Group One, and Maritime Defense Command. Prior to that, he was Director of Logistics and Security Assistance, U.S. Pacific Command. From 1991 to 1996, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of the Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce. Admiral Toney was also the Executive Vice President of Business Development of F.E. Jordan and Associates. His business and community affiliations include: Past Interim President, Bay Area Urban League; Director, Bank of the West; Director, Levine-Fricke-Recon Advisory Board; Director, Junior Achievement of the San Francisco Bay Area; and Member, President’s Advisory Board, Chico State University. Admiral Toney holds an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Humane Letters from Golden Gate University, San Francisco, CA, and an Honorary Doctorate Degree in Humane Letters from National University, San Diego, CA, and a B.A. Social Sciences (Pre-law) Chico State University, Chico, CA. He is also a Graduate, of the National and International Security Course, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA |