Colonel David L. Musgrave, Army, Retired

COL Musgrave joined the Armed Forces Insurance Board of Directors in July 2023.

COL Musgrave retired from the U.S. Army after almost 34 years of service as a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Officer. During COL Musgrave’s career, he served in a variety of assignments including Commanding Officer at the Brigade and Battalion level, key positions on the Army and Joint Staffs, and Aide-de-Camp to the Commanding General of U.S. Forces Iraq. He deployed in support of Operations; Uphold Democracy, Iraqi Freedom and New Dawn.

After retiring from the military COL Musgrave continued to serve the nation as a member of the Federal Government’s Senior Executive Service (SES) as the Director, On-Site Inspection and Building Capacity Directorate for the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). Here he was responsible for overseeing U.S. Government arms control inspections of foreign facilities and military forces under nuclear and conventional arms control treaties and agreements, along with implementing U.S. Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) Security Cooperation initiatives around the globe.

COL Musgrave is now the President/CEO of Musgrave Consulting, LLC providing strategic and operational level consulting services to public and private sector clients.

COL Musgrave holds a Master of Science Degree from the Eisenhower School National Defense University; a Master of Arts from the Naval War College, a Bachelor of Science from Middle Tennessee State University and is a graduate of the Leadership for the 21st Century and Senior Executives in National and International Security Executive Education program from the Harvard Kennedy School of Executive Education. His awards include the Exceptional Civilian Service Medal, the Defense Superior Service Medal with oak leaf cluster, the Legion of Merit, the Bronze Star with oak leaf cluster and various other awards and ribbons.