Luncheon Speaker: Shaun Stephenson
Forged with a Purpose. Serve to rise.
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
11:00 AM
Cattlemens Restaurant
2882 Kitty Hawk Rd
Livermore, CA 94551,
Cost $40/ person
The speaker at our January 13 luncheon will be Shaun Stephenson, LLNL.
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Forged with a Purpose. Serve to rise.
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Shaun believes deeply in service to others, LLNL and our nation. He will be sharing his personal journey of service, sacrifice, adversity, and determination. He will share how critical it is, in the current landscape of life, to always pursue a life of character and servant leadership. He will share the importance of developing others and building purposeful programs that serve the country and prepare our youth to be leaders in society.
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Shaun manages the Strategic Military & Veteran Program at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, building both the military and veteran pipeline at this critical time. Shaun’s program has been instrumental, increasing the veteran population by 107%, currently employing 631 veterans. The program was awarded a 4 Star Employer Award by VETS Indexes, the leading provider of veteran employer recognition. Before joining the laboratory, Shaun worked for Ernest and Julio Gallo Winery. He led the first implementation of Automated Guided Vehicles, and led training and development for Gallo’s Management & Leadership Development Program and was a co-recipient of a gold medal from Chief Learning Officer Magazine. Before joining Gallo, Shaun served as both an enlisted and Marine Corps officer. He served in the Special Operations, Reconnaissance and Light Armored Reconnaissance community’s as well as the training/development field specializing in numerous ground combat areas. Shaun served in the western pacific in multiple deployments serving in Desert Shield & Storm and numerous humanitarian operations in the Middle East and Indonesia.
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Shaun earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland in 1996. He’s trained and certified in numerous developmental specialties. He’s married to his wife Jennifer for twenty-nine years and has two children – Taylor (26) and Cameron (24).