Cliff Rhoten

Cliff Rhoten is from Wimer, Oregon, and is placed at the United States Department of the Interior. Cliff is a fifth-generation Oregonian and first-generation college graduate whose career spans the private sector, military service, and nonprofit leadership. He recently led a $200 million global industrial portfolio at 3M, where he also held corporate strategy roles. Prior to joining 3M, Cliff served as an active-duty lieutenant in the U.S. Navy. Across five overseas deployments, he led Sailors and Marines while assigned to a guided-missile frigate, coastal riverine squadron, and Marine Corps ANGLICO. Cliff has served as Vice Chairman of the Board of Rise, Inc., a nonprofit that provides vocational services to more than 2,500 people with disabilities each year. Cliff helped fund his education as a wildland firefighter and earned an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a BA in Accounting from George Fox University. He is a current Term Member of the Council on Foreign Relations.