HERSHEY, Pa. — Jeff Baxter, famed guitarist from the Doobie Brothers and Steely Dan, converted his love and understanding of music to help the highest levels of the Defense Department to new ways of the keeping the country safe.

Baxter, who currently serves as chairman of the Civilian Advisory Board for Ballistic Missile Defense, explained to attendees of the Pennsylvania Credit Union Association CONNECT Conference on Friday how he made the leap and, using asymmetrical thinking, credit unions can find success, too.

He joked that credibility was hard among his friends in the music business, much less among defense specialists.

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