Cutler Dawson 
Cutler Dawson served as the President/CEO of Navy Federal Credit Union for 14 years, retiring in January 2019. Prior to Navy Federal, he served over 34 years in the U.S. Navy and retired as a Vice Admiral.
Navy Federal is the world’s largest credit union with over 20,000 employees, $100 billion in assets and over eight million members. Assets at Navy Federal quadrupled during his tenure.
Cutler’s naval career included command of four ships, the Enterprise Strike Group, and his final sea tour was as Commander, Second Fleet/NATO Striking Fleet Atlantic based in Norfolk, Virginia.
Other assignments included Acting Budget Officer of the Navy, Chief of Legislative Affairs, and Deputy CNO for Resources, Requirements, and Assessments (N8).
In 2017, Cutler was selected as a Distinguished Graduate Alumnus of the United States Naval Academy.
Cutler’s book, From the Sea to the C-Suite, was published November 15, 2019. Through sea stories and leadership lessons learned in the Navy, he tells the story of how he applied those lessons at Navy Federal that contributed to Navy Federal’s growth during his tenure.
He currently is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors for the Center for Creative Leadership - a worldwide leadership advancement organization. Cutler is a leadership keynote speaker, business consultant, and executive coach.
Navy Federal is the world’s largest credit union with over 20,000 employees, $100 billion in assets and over eight million members. Assets at Navy Federal quadrupled during his tenure.
Cutler’s naval career included command of four ships, the Enterprise Strike Group, and his final sea tour was as Commander, Second Fleet/NATO Striking Fleet Atlantic based in Norfolk, Virginia.
Other assignments included Acting Budget Officer of the Navy, Chief of Legislative Affairs, and Deputy CNO for Resources, Requirements, and Assessments (N8).
In 2017, Cutler was selected as a Distinguished Graduate Alumnus of the United States Naval Academy.
Cutler’s book, From the Sea to the C-Suite, was published November 15, 2019. Through sea stories and leadership lessons learned in the Navy, he tells the story of how he applied those lessons at Navy Federal that contributed to Navy Federal’s growth during his tenure.
He currently is the Vice Chairman of the Board of Governors for the Center for Creative Leadership - a worldwide leadership advancement organization. Cutler is a leadership keynote speaker, business consultant, and executive coach.
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Interviews with Cutler Dawson»See all
Cutler Dawson joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how his mentors taught him how to be a great listener and learn how to ask questions, before they do too much talking, plus, the power of taking responsibility.
Cutler Dawson joins Jim Blasingame to explain why the best leaders spend as much time as possible out of their offices and “on the decks” of their operations asking questions, or what is called, management by walking around.
Cutler Dawson joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how his mentors taught him how to be a great listener and learn how to ask questions, before they do too much talking, plus, the power of taking responsibility.
Books by Cutler Dawson
With Cutler Dawson at the helm for the last 14 years, Navy Federal Credit Union, the world's largest credit union, has quadrupled the size of the organization and made it an industry leader in customer service. It's now one of the most fiercely trusted and smoothly run financial institutions in the world, ranked by Fortune magazine as a Best Place to Work for eight years.
From the Sea to the C-Suite reveals an honest and straightforward look at Dawson's leadership philosophy and guiding principles, offering tangible and practical insights for readers who want to learn how to chart a similar course of success ----- one of exponential growth without compromising a company's bedrock principles.
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