JOHN G. COBURN

ADVISOR

General (Ret.) John G. Coburn is Chairman, Director, and former CEO of Vision Technologies, Inc. (VT Systems), a company that provides engineering solutions, products, integrated systems, and services in the Americas across the core business areas of Aerospace, Electronics, Land Systems, and Marine. Headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia, VT Systems operates around the globe and offers a broad range of proven innovative services to both the commercial and government sectors. In addition, he grew the company from $61 million in revenue to over $1 billion in 2008.

General Coburn retired from the United States Army in 2001 after 39 years of service. His last assignment was as Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC), one of the largest commands in the Army with an annual budget of $49.2 billion, almost 50,000 employees and with activities in more than 42 states and 28 foreign countries.

General Coburn is a distinguished military graduate of Eastern Michigan University, where he was commissioned as a second lieutenant of Infantry. He has served in various logistics assignments throughout his career, to include Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics (U.S. Army), Deputy Commanding General (AMC), and Commanding General (U.S. Army Ordnance Center and School). He is a graduate of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces in Fort McNair, Washington, DC.

In addition to his military achievements, General Coburn possesses a Juris Doctor degree from the University of Missouri and is licensed to practice law before the Supreme Court, State of Michigan; Supreme Court, State of Kentucky; District of Columbia Court of Appeals; the United States Court of Military Appeals and the Supreme Court of the United States.