Michael B. Surbaugh

Michael B. Surbaugh
Michael Surbaugh, 13th Chief Scout Executive, Boy Scouts of America
Education	Salem University
Occupation	Chief Executive Officer
Employer	Boy Scouts of America
Title	Chief Scout Executive
Predecessor	Wayne Brock

Michael B. Surbaugh is the 13th and current Chief Scout Executive of the Boy Scouts of America, having succeeded the retiring Wayne Brock on October 1, 2015. He was previously Group Director of HR, Innovation, Exploring and Learning for Life for the BSA.

Surbaugh has worked for the Scouts since 1983.^[1]

Surbaugh earned his Eagle Scout award in Troop 360 in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania in 1976 and served on the summer camp staff of the Allegheny Trails Council, the predecessor of the Laurel Highlands Council. He is a graduate of Salem College (now called Salem University) in West Virginia.

Surbaugh has been met with criticism and praise for his changes in the BSA's admission policies. During his administration, the Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America has removed the ban against homosexual adult membership, changed the membership application to allow youth to include the gender they identify with instead of requiring the gender on their birth certificate, and has started accepting girls into Cub Scouts. In February, 2019, the BSA will implement an older Boy Scout-equivalent program for girls.^[2]

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