Roger C. Mosby is the

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, and 14th

Chief Scout Executive The Chief Scout Executive is the top professional of the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America. In most similar non-profit organizations, this is equivalent to the position of CEO, national executive director Executive director is co ...

of the

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(BSA), having succeeded the retiring Michael B. Surbaugh on December 29, 2019. He was previously Vice President of Human Resources for

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. Born in

Cape Girardeau, Missouri Cape Girardeau ( , french: Cap-Girardeau ; colloquially referred to as "Cape") is a city in Cape Girardeau and Scott Counties in the U.S. state of Missouri. At the 2020 census, the population was 39,540. The city is one of two principal citi ...

, his parents and family moved to

Union County, Illinois Union County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 United States Census, it had a population of 17,244. Its county seat is Jonesboro. It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known locally as " Litt ...

where he attended elementary and high school. He graduated from Shawnee High School in Wolf Lake, Illinois, going on to

Southeast Missouri State University Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) is a public university in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. In addition to the main campus, the university has four regional campuses offering full degree programs and a secondary campus housing the Holland Col ...

earning a Bachelor of Science in 1973.

Background

Bucking practice, the Boy Scouts of America selected Mosby, not a professional Scouter, as their president and CEO. He did not bear the title of Chief Scout Executive initially as that title is reserved for commissioned professional Scouters with specific training. At the National Executive Board meeting in May 2021, the board commissioned Mosby, designating him as the 14th Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America. Though not a Scouting professional, Mosby was a youth member in the Southeast Missouri Council (Cape Girardeau, Missouri) and Egyptian Council (Union County, Illinois), a long-time volunteer in the Mid-America and Sam Houston Area councils. Mosby has also worked at the regional and national levels of the BSA. He has also volunteered with the

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. Before his selection as president and CEO, he ran his own consulting firm after retiring as an energy industry executive.

Awards

Mosby has been recognized with the following awards:

Bronze Wolf Award The Bronze Wolf Award is bestowed by the World Scout Committee (WSC) to acknowledge "outstanding service by an individual to the World Scout Movement". It is the highest honor that can be given a volunteer Scout leader in the world and it is the ...

(the highest award in World Scouting),

Silver Beaver Award The Silver Beaver Award is the council-level distinguished service award of the Boy Scouts of America. Upon nomination by their local Scout council and with the approval of the National Court of Honor, recipients of this award are registered adu ...

, Silver Antelope Award, the St. George Emblem of the National Catholic Committee on Scouting, and the Vigil Honor of the Order of the Arrow.

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