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Lieutenant General (ret) Jason T. Evans has four decades of distinguished service with the United States Army. As an accomplished strategic leader, he has extensive command and staff experience, leading and taking care of people at every level of the Army. He also has deployments to Iraq, Somalia and Kosovo. He has served as Chief Operating Officer for Tennessee State University.
In his culminating assignment with the Army, Jason was selected to serve as the Army’s first Deputy Chief of Staff, G9 (Installations), responsible for providing best Military advice to Secretary of the Army and the Chief of Staff of the Army for budget management of an $18B portfolio, policy and regulatory guidance for 141 Camps, Posts and Stations Army-wide. He served as the proponent for the Army’s Facility Investment plan, which included budget/policy oversight for the Army’s installation infrastructure, Military Construction program, and the Facilities Sustainment, Restoration, and Modernization program. Provided executive oversight for budget planning and programming for 121 IT business systems, water and energy resiliency/security, Soldier and Family Quality of Life Programs. Responsible for standing up and providing oversight and policy integration for the Army’s Controls Systems Governance Office.
The Secretary of the Army designated the Army G9 to lead the Army’s Quality of Life Task Force with the charter of improving the quality of life for 1.1 million Soldiers and their families in Housing/Barracks, Health Care, Child Care, Spouse Employment and Permanent Change of Station moves.
Jason has extensive experience with Army Installations, serving as a Garrison Commander and the Deputy Commanding General, Installation Management Command.
He also has over 30 years of serving in and leading the Army’s most prominent and complex Human Resources senior executive level commands and organizations. He served as the Director Military Personnel Management, Headquarters Department of the Army, G1, Commanding General, U.S. Army Human Resources Command, and The Adjutant General, U.S. Army Human Resources Command.
He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and master’s degrees in business administration and national resource strategy.
His awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal (with three Oak Leaf Clusters), Legion of Merit (with two Oak Leaf Clusters), Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (with four Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Commendation Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Achievement Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Parachutist Badge, and the Army Staff Identification Badge.
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