Francis X. DeLuca is president of the Civitas Institute. He has a varied background that includes political consulting, owning a small business, working at all levels of government and serving on active and reserve duty for 30 years with the United States Marine Corps, where he retired with the rank of colonel.
DeLuca was recalled to active duty after 9/11 and served over 4 years on active duty including deploying as part of Task Force Tarawa for Operation Iraqi Freedom. He also flew combat missions in the first Persian Gulf War.
He received his undergraduate degree in political science from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington, and his master's in political science from the University of West Florida. He is married and has two daughters.