John Hillen

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John Hillen
15th Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
In office
October 11, 2005 – January 11, 2007
President George W. Bush
Preceded by Lincoln P. Bloomfield
Succeeded by Mark Kimmitt
Personal details
Alma mater Duke University
King's College London
University of Oxford
Cornell University
Profession President and CEO of Sotera Defense Solutions
Website http://www.state.gov

John Hillen (born 3 February 1966) is an American business executive and the former Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, nominated by President George W. Bush, who served from October 11, 2005 until January 11, 2007. He served as President & CEO of Sotera Defense Solutions formerly Global Defense Technology & Systems, Inc. (GTEC)[1] from 2008 - June 18, 2013. While at Sotera, he took the company public in November 2009.[2] John currently serves on Sotera's Board of Advisors. He has been featured on WashingtonExec.com numerous times for his business accomplishments and his talks on Defense policy, particularly as they relate to the private sector.[3]

Life

Education

Dr. Hillen received his BA from Duke University, his MA from King's College London, his doctorate from the St Antony's College, Oxford, and an MBA from Cornell University.[4]

Military Service

Hillen was an officer in the United States Army for twelve years. He has served in special operations and conventional units. He has been decorated for his actions in combat.[5]

Career

While serving as Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs, Dr. Hillen was the senior State department official responsible for coordinating America’s diplomatic strategy with its military operations. He was also responsible for overseeing the department’s policies in the areas of international security, security assistance, military operations, weapons removal and abatement, and defense trade. He was unanimously confirmed by the Senate. His work standing up the US’s whole-of-government Counterinsurgency capability and strategy is profiled in Wall Street Journal reporter Nathan Hodge’s recent book Armed Humanitarians.[6]

Prior to his appointment in the administration, Dr. Hillen served as the President of what is now CGI Federal Inc, the cleared American subsidiary of Canadian IT firm CGI, Inc. (NYSE: GIB). Previously he was the head of the defense and intelligence business at American Management Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: AMSY), which was sold to CACI International (NYSE: CAI) in 2004. Prior to that he was the Chief Operating Officer of Island ECN, Inc., a financial services firm in New York City.

He is a trustee of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, the Committee on Economic Development, and The Foreign Policy Research Institute. He was for many years a contributing editor to National Review magazine, an ABC News consultant, and is a life member of both the Council on Foreign Relations and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.[7]

Professional Associations

  • 2nd Cavalry Association [Army] (Member of Board of Directors)
  • ACS [Applied Communication Sciences] (Chairman)
  • CFR [Council on Foreign Relations (Member)
  • CED [Committee for Economic Development] (Trustee)
  • CEP [CNO Executive Panel, Chief of Naval Operations] (Member)
  • Flint Hill School (Trustee)
  • FPRI [Foreign Policy Research Institute] (Trustee & Treasurer)
  • Hampden Sydney College (Trustee & Chairman of the Strategic Planning Committee)
  • IISS [International Institute for Strategic Studies] (Member of the Council & Former Trustee)
  • National Review Magazine (Chairman)
  • PSC [Professional Services Council] (Chairman) [8]
  • YPO [Young Presidents Organization] (Member)
  • Executive Mosaic (Member)

External links

References

  1. ↑ gies-group/ "John Hillen of Global Defense Technology and Systems". Retrieved February 12, 2010. 
  2. ↑ "Global Defense Technology Holds IPO". Retrieved February 12, 2010. 
  3. ↑ "John Hillen". Retrieved January 09, 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Hillen, John". Archived from the original on July 9, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2008. 
  5. ↑ "Hillen, John". Retrieved January 09, 2013. 
  6. ↑ Hodge, Nathan (2011). Armed Humanitarians. ISBN 1-60819-017-Xc Check |isbn= value (help). 
  7. ↑ "Hillen, John". Archived from the original on July 9, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2008. 
  8. ↑ "John Hillen Elected Chairman of Board of the PSC". 
Government offices
Preceded by
Lincoln P. Bloomfield, Jr.		 Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs
October 11, 2005 – January 11, 2007 		Succeeded by
Mark Kimmitt
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