Leif Babin
Leadership author and former Navy SEAL
Leif Babin is a former US Navy SEAL officer and co-founder of the leadership consultancy Echelon Front. He co-wrote Extreme Ownership and The Dichotomy of Leadership.
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About Leif Babin
Leif Babin graduated from the US Naval Academy and served thirteen years in the US Navy, nine of them in the SEAL Teams. He was a platoon commander with SEAL Team Three's Task Unit Bruiser, and in that role he led significant combat missions during the Battle of Ramadi. He received the Silver Star, two Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart. After returning from combat, he became the main leadership instructor for officers graduating from the SEAL training pipeline, and he reworked how leadership was taught there. Later he held the posts of operations officer and executive officer within a SEAL Team. In 2011 he left active duty and co-founded Echelon Front, where he is President and Chief Operating Officer. The firm advises companies and organizations on building and leading teams. He has co-written Extreme Ownership and The Dichotomy of Leadership, has written editorials for the Wall Street Journal, and speaks on leadership, military strategy and foreign policy.