naval accademy, you went to yale lawchool, you're a navy seal, a corporate lawyer, capitol hill staffer. he worked at the fcc. let's start with the naval academy. >> well, my father was enlisted in the army. he had a big influence o on me. thiseally, i grew up with strong tradition of just feeling like i needed to contribute. some of my earliest memories were in a taxicab with my dad. he drove the taxicab for extra money, t to make ends meet. we were never really hungry -- i remember going to stores around the city. there was one that was big on 14th street. and it was actually so -- where that someone would find out that i had no close. >> what led you to some of these other ventures? let's start with the naval academy? >> i wanted to serve. i wanted to be an astronaut, a marine. i was a freshman at the naval academy. went to annapolis and saw a picture of some seals. they have their regular uniforms on. someone said, those are seals. i have to say, as first leadership --i just feel so fortunate and part of that family. >> what made you decide it wa time to move on?n? >> it was a hard