Mona Dexter

Meet Mona

Mona Dexter is a Senior Advisor for McChrystal Group and an executive coach. As the Vice President of Military and Veteran Affairs at Comcast NBCUniversal, she leads a team that works across Comcast NBCUniversal to provide strategic leadership to aspects of programs and outreach engaging the military and veteran community, including efforts to make the Company one of America's most military-ready employers, advancing digital equity among veterans and military families, and delivering special media and entertainment experiences to military customers.

Prior to this role, she was the Chief of Staff and Vice President of Hiring Our Heroes, a workforce development program and the largest center of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation. Mona oversaw the organization's mission to educate the business community on best practices in diversifying their workforces with military-connected and nontraditional talent and improving workplace equity for underserved populations.

She has extensive organizational and community leadership experience with adult learning and career and workforce development in higher education and programs, including Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID), Army Family Programs, and multiple school districts. Mona also serves as the chair of the Department of Veterans Affairs Veterans' Advisory Committee on Education (VACOE), advising the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on educational issues affecting Veterans and ensuring access to quality programming and services.

Mona holds a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Maryland, a Master of Science in higher education administration from Kansas State University, and an Executive Certificate in Leadership Coaching from Georgetown University. She lives in Washington, D.C.