Robert Lucius

Robert (Bob) Lucius is a retired Marine Corps Lieutenant Colonel who served 22 years on active duty in a wide variety of command, staff and diplomatic assignments before retiring in July 2011. His last assignments were as the Marine and Naval Attaché in Hanoi, Vietnam and as the Assistant Provost, Dean of Educational Support Services and Dean of Students for the Directorate of Continuing Education at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center in Monterey, CA. He recently joined the Joint Foreign Area Officer Program at the Naval Postgraduate School's Department of National Security Affairs.

In addition, he is the founder and Executive Director of the Kairos Coalition, a 501(c)3 non-profit dedicated to advancing Humane Education initiatives in developing nations. He serves on the advisory board of the Foreign Area Friends of Animals Network and is also the founder of VegHeads of Monterey Bay, an organization that advocates for plant-based diets and the vegan lifestyle across Monterey Bay communities.

Bob graduated from Norwich University in 1989, receiving a Bachelor of Arts in History. He also holds a Master of Forensic Science degree from National University, a Master of Arts degree in National Security Studies from Naval Postgraduate School and a Graduate Certificate in Community Advocacy from George Washington University. He is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Human and Organizational Systems from Fielding Graduate University.

To learn more about how Bob became Vegan and an animal rights advocate, watch the following video from Vegans in Vegas 2011.

There's nothing manly about eating meat from Ryan Henn on Vimeo.