Craig Whelden Email & Phone Number

United States

Cincinnati, Ohio, US

Cincinnati, Ohio, US

Aerospace startup focused on military and commercial applications of super/hypersonic UAV technology.

Seattle, WA, US

Visit https://www.craigwhelden.com to learn more: speaker testimonials, book reviews, blogs, articles, podcasts, and more...

Washington, DC, US

A member of the federal government’s Senior Executive Service (SES), and civilian Deputy to the Commanding General overseeing two-thirds of the Marine Corps’ Operational Forces. Special focus on the multi-billion dollar, multi-national [Japan, Australia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Island (CNMI), Hawaii] repositioning of Marine Corps’ forces.

Consultant and Senior Advisor to the U.S. Government, and other clients, with a focus on the military and Homeland Security. leadership and motivational speaking..

Arlington, Virginia, US

Developed, then led, a Secretary of the Army initiative to reconnect America to its Armed Forces in a time of war. Resulted in all 50 states and hundreds of counties, cities, and towns signing Community Covenant proclamations and pledging tens of millions of dollars of support in the form of new programs and other products, benefits, and services..

Fort Shafter, Hawaii, US

Deputy to the Commanding General of US Army Pacific overseeing all Army forces in the Pacific from Alaska to Japan. Concurrently was the first Chief of Staff for a 4-star Navy-led Joint Task Force charged with preparing for a major war plan. After 9/11, led the multi-agency effort on behalf of Commander Pacific Command, to secure the state of Hawaii.

Arlington, Virginia, US

Responsible for all Morale, Welfare, and Recreation programs — Army wide — including Soldier and Family Programs, a $1.6B business.Executive agent for four world-class destination resorts for Service members including Garmisch (Germany); the Shades of Green at Disney World; the Hale Koa in Honolulu, Hawaii; and Dragon Hill Lodge in Seoul, Korea.

Washington, D.C., US

Directly responsible to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs, the Secretary of Defense, and the President of the United States for immediate crisis reporting and nuclear response.

While in this role, we reflagged the Division to 1st Infantry Division.

Base Commander for seven geographical communities in Germany serving over 47,000 service members, their families and other customers.

Primary Operations and Training Officer for one of two forward-deployed Army Divisions in Europe consisting of over 18,000 soldiers.

Commander of a 1,000 man combined task force of armor, infantry, and artillery.

Ba, Political Science

Education record

Master Of Arts - Ma, Management