Challenges facing today's government leaders

About this episode

Alexis Bonnell discusses leadership, innovation, and the challenges faced by federal government leaders today.

Alexis Bonnell, chief information officer and director of the Digital Capabilities Directorate at the Air Force Research Laboratory, joins host Aileen Black on this week's Leaders and Legends program. Bonnell will discuss leadership, innovation, and the challenges faced by federal government leaders today. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .

People in this episode

Host: Aileen Black

Guest: Alexis Bonnell

Topics covered

• leadership
• innovation
• challenges
• federal government

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Places: California

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