Our thirty-first recipient, (Captain) Joshua L. Raphaelson will graduate from Harvard Business School in 2025 with an MBA. Josh served on active duty from 2016 to 2023 as a combat engineer officer. During his first assignment at 7th Engineer Support Battalion, he executed theater security cooperation missions in Southeast Asia during Task Force KOA MOANA 19 and supported the Mexican border mission with SPMAGTF 7. Afterward, he served as the Aide-de-Camp to the Commanding General of 1st Marine Logistic Group. During his final tour on active duty, he was the Marine Officer Instructor at Virginia Tech. While at Virginia Tech, he earned an MS in Business Analytics and participated in a Digital Transformation Fellowship at NASA. Josh graduated cum laude from Tulane University in 2016 with a BS in Finance. He was the honor graduate of the Marine Combat Engineer Officer Course. Josh resides in Boston, MA, with his wife, Abigail.