Special Guest for Monday’s Virtual Happy Hour - 2/8, 5:30pm EST
Major General Boe Young, U.S. Army (Retired) - Founder of Army's 75th Innovation Command
In a remarkably varied and distinguished career, Boe Young has served as chief of staff for the largest three-star command in the U.S. Army – with a staff of 1,300 and a budget of over $8 billion – and managed one of the largest rebranding projects in retail history. Join us on Monday, 2/8 for a virtual fireside chat and happy hour to discuss all things defense innovation.
As a Major General in the Army Reserve, Boe led the Army’s largest organization responsible for teaching leaders and their staffs the most effective ways to lead and manage their organizations. He was hand-picked to create the Army’s 75th Innovation Command, focused on bringing innovative business practices and high technology partners into the Army Reserve. The 75th Innovation Command is designed to harness Army Reserve talent in technology, innovation and entrepreneurship to accelerate new ideas, concepts, solutions and tech into the Army faster. The 75th works in direct support to Army Futures Command. MG Young has also served as the Army representative to the Defense Innovation Board.
He now works with on a wide range of topics, including performance improvement, governance, innovation, organization design, change management, leadership effectiveness, and staff integration.
Experience
Senior Vice President, iVantage Health Analytics
Major General, U.S. Army (Retired)
Chief of Staff, U.S. Army Reserve Command
Human Resources Consultant, Hay Group
Senior Army Representative, Defense Innovation Board
President and Founder, National Manufacturing Company
Senior Vice President, Impressions Marketing Group
Director Human Capital Enterprise, U.S. Army Reserve
Commanding General, 75th Innovation Command
Education
MBA, Goizueta Business School, Emory University
Master of Strategic Studies, U.S. Army War College
Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Davidson College
Executive Program, Singularity University
Executive Leadership Course, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
National Security Fellow, Maxwell School, Syracuse University
Certificate, Design Thinking and Innovation, Darden School Foundation, University of Virginia