Faculty

Kenneth Tovo, MS, BS

Lieutenant General (Retired, U.S. Army)
U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1983
Areas of Expertise

Leadership, strategic planning and execution, organizational culture, talent management, risk management

Experience

Upon graduation from the U.S. Military Academy in 1983, Ken began his career in the Infantry. Over the course of his 35-year Army career, Ken developed and led high-performing organizations at increasing levels of responsibility, from a 12-man Special Forces ‘A-team’ to the 34,000-strong Army Special Operations Command, which included all of the Army’s special operations organizations and capabilities. Ken led units in dynamic, high-risk, fast-paced, and ambiguous environments during six combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, peacekeeping in the Balkans, and refugee relief in Turkey and Iraq. He was intimately involved in planning many significant operations, such as the northern front portion of the Iraq invasion; targeting of Al Qaeda in Iraq from 2006-2010; development of Iraqi Special Operations Forces; and restructuring the advisory effort in Afghanistan in 2013. As a Green Beret, he spent much of his career advising and assisting foreign partners in developing their own high-performing teams and building effective organizational processes. He has worked extensively with partners in the Middle East, Europe, and the Western Hemisphere.

Education
  • U.S. Army Senior Leader Course, University of North Carolina
  • MS, Strategic Studies, U.S. Army War College
  • MS, Advanced Military Studies, U.S. Army Command & General Staff College
  • BS, Aerospace Engineering, U.S. Military Academy at West Point
Publications/Awards
  • Published in Strategic Challenges for Counterinsurgency and the Global War on Terrorism
  • Wrote “From the Ashes of the Phoenix”
  • The paper was recognized with the Bristol Military History Writing Award
  • Co-authored, “ Irregular Warfare: A Case Study in CIA and US Army Special Forces Operations in Northern Iraq, 2002-03”
  • State Department Meritorious Honor Award
Organizations
  • CEO of DOL Enterprises, Incorporated
  • Chairman of Ametrine, Inc.
  • Board Member, RADA Innovations, LLC
  • Board Member, Avon Protection Ceradyne
  • Advisory Board Member, Meta Aerospace
  • Chairman, The Green Beret Foundation
  • Advisory Board Member, The Patriot Foundation
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