Ep 78 Col. John Oliver - U.S. Army Strategic Capital Initiative

In this episode, Colonel John Oliver discusses the U.S. Army Strategic Capital Initiatives, exploring innovative partnerships with private capital and tech companies to modernize the industrial base and enhance military readiness. He discusses the recent U.S. Army Enterprise Strategic Capital Partnership RFI linked here: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/f825eabd94884cc3b534bfde1927ccd9/view

Col. John Oliver Bio:

Colonel John Oliver currently serves as the Imitative Groups Chief, for the Deputy Under Secretary of the Army. He was commissioned as an Infantry Officer from the United States Military Academy in 2006 and has graduated from the Infantry Officer Basic Course, the Maneuver Captain's Career Course, Airborne School, Air Assault School, Ranger School, Jumpmaster School, the Command and General Staff College, and Army War College.

Prior to rejoining the DUSA's office, Colonel Oliver was assigned to the Headquarters, Department of the Army in the G-8, where he was the Program Priorities and Planning Division chief. Before that, John served in the G-3, where he served as the Total Army Analysis lead for Force Structure among other roles. His previous Force Management assignments include Lead Budget Analyst for the Equipping PEG POM Build, Aide-de-Camp to the Commanding General of Army Futures Command, Chief of Force Management for the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), HQDA G-8 Stryker Staff Synchronization Officer, and Executive Officer for the Director, Joint and Integration.

His prior Infantry assignments include serving as Rifle Company Commander and HHC Commander in the 1-25 SBCT, and Rifle Platoon Leader in the 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment. COL Oliver's overseas service includes deployments in support of OIF (x1) and OEF (x2).

Colonel Oliver holds a Master of Business Administration from Duke University and a Master of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College. His awards and decorations include the Bronze Star Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Purple Heart, the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, the Meritorious Service Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, the Army Commendation Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom Campaign Medals, the Parachutist Badge, the Air Assault Badge, the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Expert Infantryman Badge, the Army Staff Badge, and the Ranger Tab.

Key topics: The purpose and goals of the Strategic Capital Initiative Engagement with non-traditional industry partners and tech companies Innovative models for public-private partnerships in defense Addressing risks and misconceptions in military modernization

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