Admiral William H. McRaven

Admiral William H. McRaven (born 1955) is a retired United States Navy SEAL who served as the commander of the United States Special Operations Command (SOCOM). He is best known for overseeing the raid that led to the death of Osama bin Laden. McRaven's leadership and military career are legendary. Make Your Bed is based on his widely shared 2014 commencement speech at the University of Texas at Austin, where he distilled the ten life lessons he learned during his rigorous Navy SEAL training.