ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER
Tom Sharpy has over 39 years of proven global leadership capabilities with the United States Department of Defense, leading thousands of men and women in peacetime and crisis operations. He culminated a distinguished military career as the lead Allied Command Transformation senior executive responsible for developing operational and strategic capability requirements for coordination and approval by 30 NATO nations. Additionally, he served as the Command Innovation Representative, Air Domain Cross-functional Champion, and Champion for NATO’s Command and Control, Cyber Security and Joint Air Power Competence Centers of Excellence. Since forming Sharpy Group LLC, he has delivered Key Note addresses with NATO and is serving on Boeing’s Strategic Advisory Group, the Board of Directors for Air Force’s Regional Training Center, Autonodyne LLC, and D1 Healthcare.
Tom is a proven strategic team builder with a successful track record leading complex multinational organizations of up to 100,000 people. A skilled strategic planner adept at prioritizing multiple complex tasks, he painstakingly transformed operating bases and force structures across Europe, Africa and the United States, as well as oversaw the initial delivery of the newest US Air Force (USAF) tanker aircraft, the KC-46. As Air Mobility Command’s Chief Financial Officer, he planned and allocated annual budgets in excess of $15B covering 1100 aircraft and 10 major installations. Capitalizing on exceptional international skills and experience, Tom led the task forces overseeing combat operations in Libya and the hurricane relief efforts in Puerto Rico. Perhaps most rewarding, he served as Senior Military Aide to the Vice President of the United States and was lauded by Vice President Cheney for swift and accurate actions instrumental to the Nation's response during the 9-11 attacks. His knowledge of the budgeting, acquisition, legislative process and operational expertise is benefiting the companies that he consults.
A Command Pilot with over 4,000 flying hours, Tom held command positions at Air Mobility Command, 18th Air Force, the 92nd Air Refueling Wing, and the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis AFB CA, the largest air mobility organization in the USAF, among other key command assignments. Tom also has a strong forte with human resources. At the Pentagon, he oversaw the executive development, talent management and career mapping for all USAF Colonels and General Officers.
He and his wife Lori have been married thirty-three years and moved 21 times during their military career. They have two sons serving in the US Air Force, both pilots flying the C-17 strategic airlifter.
Born in Dearborn Michigan, he is the youngest of eleven children and followed in the footsteps of his father who lived a life of service culminating as Fire Chief in Northlake IL. Tom graduated from the Air Force Academy with a Bachelor of Science in Management (1987), earned a Louisiana Technical University Masters in Business Administration (1994), is a graduate of the Industrial College of the Armed Forces with a Masters of Science in National Resource Strategy (2006) and completed the prestigious Senior Executive Fellowship at Harvard University (2011).