John Hillen

Member FPRI Board of Trustees

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The Hon. John Hillen has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of Sotera Defense Solutions, Inc., formerly Global Defense Technology & Systems, Inc., since 2008. Sotera provides mission-critical counterterrorism, cyber intelligence, cyber warfare, C4ISR, and force mobility and modernization systems to national security agencies and programs of the US government. From 2005 - 2007, Dr. Hillen served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs in the Bush administration. Prior to his appointment in the administration, Dr. Hillen served as the President of what is now CGI Federal Inc, the American subsidiary of Canadian IT firm CGI, Inc. Previously he was the head of the $415 million defense and intelligence business at American Management Systems Inc., which was sold to CACI International in 2004. Prior to that he was the Chief Operating Officer of Island ECN, Inc., a $500M+ financial services firm in New York City. Dr. Hillen is a director of Oceus Networks Inc, and a member of the Young President's Organization (YPO). A member of the executive committee of the board of the Professional Services Council, he is widely recognized as an industry leader in the government contracting field and was recently selected as one of the "Top Twenty People to Watch" by ExecutiveBiz magazine. Prior to his business career, Dr. Hillen worked as a military policy expert and also served for twelve years as an Army officer. He is the author or editor of several books on international security and has been published in dozens of leading journals and newspapers including the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. A veteran of several think tanks including the Heritage Foundation and CSIS, he was for many years a contributing editor at National Review and an ABC News commentator. During his time in the Army, Hillen was a reconnaissance and special operations officer in Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. He has been decorated for his actions in combat, one episode of which is recounted in the recent military memoir Warrior's Rage, by Douglas Macgregor. He currently serves on the Chief of Naval Operations Executive Panel, the federal advisory committee supporting the head of the US Navy. In addition to his service on FPRI's Board, Dr. Hillen is a trustee of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, Hampden-SydneyCollege, and the Committee on Economic Development. He graduated from Duke University, holds a Master's Degree from King's College London, a doctorate from Oxford, and received his MBA from the Johnson School of Management at Cornell.

























FPRI Wishes to Thank its 2011 Partners
Who help make all our programs possible.

On November 15th at the FPRI annual dinner Fouad Ajami was presented with the Seventh Annual Benjamin Franklin Public Service Award. The event was attended by over 360 people.
Dr. John M. Templeton, Jr. was dinner chairman.

FPRI 2011 Annual Dinner

Video of keynote address
Reflections on the Arab Spring
Fouad Ajami

Special Partner Event
Al Qaeda and Jihadi Movements After Bin Laden
Christopher Swift

Special Partner Event
The Longest War: The Enduring Conflict between America and Al Qaeda
Peter Bergen

FPRI Dinner Booklet and Annual report