Name: Character, Service, and the American Experiment: Jim Mattis and David M. Rubenstein in Conversation
Start: 2026-04-11T16:00:00-04:00
Location: 1050 Monticello Loop, Charlottesville, VA, United States, Virginia 22902

Character, Service, and the American Experiment: Jim Mattis and David M. Rubenstein in Conversation

Join us on Saturday, April 11, as we kick off Founders Day Weekend with a special conversation between four-star general and 26th U.S. Secretary of Defense General Jim Mattis and philanthropist, author, and civic leader David M. Rubenstein.

Held on the iconic West Lawn, this program will bring together two leaders who have spent decades reflecting on the meaning of leadership, character, and service to the nation. Inspired by the questions Thomas Jefferson wrestled with throughout his life, Mattis and Rubenstein will explore the enduring questions at the heart of the American experiment.