Chris Mercado

Chris has over 20 years of military service in the infantry. Over the years Chris has lost several of his peers and former soldiers to suicide. Chris was inspired to act by telling Justin Miller’s story and observing the difference it made in Justin’s life. He holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of South Dakota and completed his Master of Arts at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service. He is a General Wayne A. Downing Scholar of the Combating Terrorism Center at West Point, is a military fellow of the College of William and Mary, and a national security fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. Chris deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, Africa, and the West Bank.