Genaro Stewart’s passion for community-based programming runs deep. As current President of Thursday Network, the young professionals auxiliary of the Greater Washington Urban League, he applies his diverse background leadership experiences to amplify the voices of America’s local community based nonprofit organizations, helping them engage in critical policy background issues affecting the sector, manage and lead more effectively, collaborate and exchange solutions, and achieve greater impact in disproportionate communities in the Metropolitan DC area.

In his professional life, he is a career national security and policy advisor to the Office of the Secretary of Defense. In this capacity he provides advisory counsel to the White House, Pentagon and National Security Council concerning national security policy considerations and emerging international geopolitical issues.

Genaro has also served as a visiting lecturer at the U.S. Naval War College and as a graduate-level course advisor at Duke University.

His selfless service isn’t limited to his community but he is also a U.S. Navy veteran.