Mansoor Shams is a U.S. Marine Veteran, business owner, and Muslim youth leader, and is also the founder of MuslimMarine.org. He served four years in the U.S. Marine Corps, where he attained the rank of corporal (non-commissioned officer) and received several honors including Marine of the Quarter and Certificate of Commendation. Mr. Shams has been featured by BBC, MSNBC, the New York Times, the Washington Post, Baltimore Sun, Buzzfeed News and more. Mansoor holds a Master's degree in government, with an emphasis on national security studies, and an MBA from Johns Hopkins University. He currently works as president of a technology distribution company Eye Deal Systems, LLC and CEO of Zisst, LLC an Authorized Dealer of metroPCS retail outlets.