Joseph Chenelly is the national executive director of American Veterans (AMVETS), the nation’s most inclusive Congressionally-chartered veterans service organization, representing the interests of more than 19 million American veterans and their families. A combat veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, Chenelly enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps in 1998. Before becoming a veterans advocate, Chenelly was a Washington-based reporter for Gannet’s newspapers. He was named one of the “most influential journalists covering armed violence” in 2013.
The Summit unites the public and private sectors, domestic and international, against hate and extremism. Researchers, activists, lawyers, technology experts, political leaders, and more come together, each bringing their unique tools to the fight. Important relationships that were established at the Summit in 2021 have carried forward into working groups with concrete deliverables for 2022 and beyond.
