6:30 p.m. | April 22, 2026 | John White Chapel

An evening with Geneva College board member, David Shedd '81, co-author of The Great Heist: China’s Epic Campaign to Steal America’s Secrets. 

The book examines how the Chinese Communist Party has carried out one of the largest-scale thefts of intellectual property, technology, and data in history. 

Having served in government for over three decades, Shedd brings a wealth of experience from the intelligence community, at one point leading the Defense Intelligence Agency's over 16,000 worldwide employees. Shedd also served in multiple senior positions including Senior Director for Intelligence in the George W. Bush White House, Director of National Intelligence (DNI), roles with the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), and in several embassy postings abroad in Latin America.

This fireside chat style event is free and open to the public and will be followed by a Q&A session.

Books will be on sale at the event with an opportunity to have them signed.