Michael Dakduk is current vice president of military and veterans affairs for the Association of Private Sector Colleges and Universities (APSCU). He is the former executive director of the national organization Student Veterans of America (SVA). He served in the Marine Corps and deployed to both Iraq and Afghanistan. He has been named a Horatio Alger Military Scholar, President Harry S. Truman Scholar, and Top 40 Under 40 by Military Transition News.