John O'Grady is the Director, Strategic Regional Engagement, Army Modernization and Army Futures Command for Raytheon. He is responsible for developing relationships with academia, venture, innovators, government agencies and business, as well as understanding the capability needs of Army Futures Command in support of Army and Joint modernization efforts. He ensures Army Futures Command has a clear understanding of what industry can provide to help support their mission ranging across a broad portfolio of air and missile defense systems, long range precision weapons, radars, command and control systems and advanced technologies.
John, is a retired, 30-year, career, U.S. Army officer and decorated combat veteran with multiple combat tours and decades of leadership experience. He commanded at every level from platoon (30 people) up to Brigade level (3.5K people).
He has held multiple assignments in Europe and NATO, as well as in the United States. He has served as a Senior Fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies and a senior advisor to multiple executive level leaders. He also brings invaluable experience from his private practice as a leadership advisor to executives in both the public and private sectors and sports team coaches at the high school through professional levels. John serves multiple boards in the national security, innovation and non-profit space. He holds a bachelor's degree from the United States Military Academy and two Master's degrees.