Retired Navy Admiral Mark Heinrich is a dynamic leader in the global supply chain industry who is devoted to a number of exciting hobbies. As a longtime member of the Navy, he is a dedicated athlete and still remains very focused on health and fitness after more than three decades in the service.

Admiral Mark Heinrich has a long history as a swimmer, spanning about 35 years. He swam in high school and in college, and for all four years of his college career he placed in the top 25 backstroke swimmers in the country. He was also the captain of his swimming team in 1979. Since then he has competed as a master swimmer and has been a member of multiple fantastic teams around the country. Mark blogs about competitive swimming on his website, AdmiralMarkHeinrich.com and MarkHeinrich.com. He believes that the lessons he has learned from competitive swimming have guided him in his career and he is forever grateful for that.

Admiral Mark Heinrich is an active member of many nonprofits and charities and is also a former member of nonprofit organization U.S. Masters Swimming (USMS) in the Gold Coast of Florida. He holds a pool relay record and has achieved All American Honors in long distance and pool swims. One of Mark’s favorite experiences is when he swam the Maui Channel.

Nowadays, although everyone in his age group tends to swim for fitness alone, Mark Heinrich continues to have the competitive spirit that inspired him to join the Navy and made him stand out from the start. Mark begins every day the same way. He swims every morning with the Fort Lauderdale Swim Team, and what truly motivates Mark to swim is the sense of camaraderie. He enjoys working with teams, spending time with like-minded athletes, and learning improvement techniques from others.

“Drive and discipline are the most important part of becoming a master swimmer,” Admiral Mark Heinrich explains. The sport requires the motivation to prioritize and, plain and simple, get started early in the morning. Mark enjoys seeing the sun rise every day as he swims laps. To him, there is no better start to a day.

In addition to swimming, Admiral Mark Heinrich is passionate about numerous other nonprofits which help people succeed and pursue their careers. He is a volunteer for Mission: Readiness, a national security nonprofit which encourages physical activity, reduces violent crime, and improves the quality of education (and thus graduation rates) for young people. He is also a former member of the Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, an agency which administers the AbilityOne employment program.

Admiral Mark Heinrich prides himself on being able to give back to the community which has already given him so much. The only way anyone can truly make a difference is by standing beside someone else, for it is only together that long lasting and meaningful change can be instituted in our perpetually changing world. Mark believes this change is rooted in education, for is education that will allow individuals to better their own lives, to depend on themselves instead of others, and to ultimately take charge of their own destiny. It was this understanding and the ensuing discipline that came as a result that has helped elevate Mark to where he is today.

Admiral Mark Heinrich proudly serves an advisor for multiple supply organizations, including The Louisiana International Gulf Transfer Terminal. He has given keynote speeches and presentations as a member of organizations like the Navy League of the United States. With over three decades of expertise as a supply corps officer, he provides the insight and the logistical background that organizations need to thrive.

Mark also uses his logistical background to support financial programs for current and former Navy members through the Navy Federal Credit Union. He is passionate about making lifetime financial services accessible to all Navy veterans.