John  Hope          Senior  Executive  and  Strategist    John  Hope  is  a  senior  executive  level  leader  with  unique  management  and  strategist  skills  derived  from  parallel  civilian  and  military  careers  and  an  extensive  educational  background.    He  has  worked  concurrently  in  both  the  Private  Sector  and  in  the  U.S.  Military  in  a  series  of  demanding  Joint  and  Interagency  Command  and  Staff  positions.      

Hope  most  recently  served  as  the  Director  of  Operations-­‐Afghanistan  for  the  Task  Force  for  Business  and  Stability  Operations,  a  custom  civil-­‐military  initiative  focused  on  economic  stabilization  through  direct  foreign  investment,  support  to  business  creation  and  growth,  and  the  training  of  Afghan  Ministry  personnel,  business  managers  and  entrepreneurs.    Prior  to  leading  TFBSO  efforts,  he  served  as  one  of  29  Fellows  on  the  Chief  of  Staff  of  the  Army  Strategic  Studies  Group,  tasked  by  GEN  Ray  Odierno  with  “Imagining  a  Profoundly  Different  Army  in  2030  and  Beyond,”  and  presenting  written  recommendations  for  funding  and  implementation  of  next  generations’  capabilities.    After  9/11,  Hope  worked  in  a  series  of  critical  leadership  positions  due  to  his  diverse  background  and  capabilities.    He  served  under  the  Joint  Enabling  Capabilities  Command  as  Director  of  Reserve  Affairs  providing  personnel  from  all  services  in  support  of  Combatant  Commands;  as  the  European  Command  Liaison  to  the  U.S.  Agency  for  International  Development  (USAID);  and  as  the  Battalion  Commander  for  a  deployed  Civil  Affairs  unit.    He  also  served  in  Anbar,  Iraq  under  2nd  Marine  Division  as  the  Team  Leader  of  a  Civil  Affairs  Planning  Team,  with  his  focus  on  the  rehabilitation  of  state  owned  industries.    In  addition,  Hope  spent  a  year  as  VP  of  small  business  providing  industrial/residential  emergency  power  generation,  returning  it  to  profitability.      Through  all  of  these,  he  gained  deep  insights  into  solving  complex  challenges  of  organizational  management,  integration  and  alignment.    Prior  to  9/11,  Hope  started  and  ran  a  new  office  as  an  Investment  Representative  for  Edward  Jones,  producing  revenues  in  the  top  10%  of  all  new  branch  offices.    He  also  worked  for  Steelcase,  of  Grand  Rapids  Michigan  as  the  Central  Area  Wood  Products  Manager,  as  a  District  Manager  for  Worldwide  Strategic  Alliance  accounts,  and  had  major  dealer  responsibilities  for  sales,  marketing  and  training  in  Chicago,  IL.    He  also  worked  several  years  in  the  Dealer  Distribution  network  as  VP  of  a  major  Steelcase  dealership  in  Milwaukee,  WI,  and  as  President/Owner  of  a  dealership  in  Syracuse,  NY.    Hope  is  a  graduate  of  the  United  States  Military  Academy  at  West  Point  and  holds  Master’s  Degrees  in  Strategic  Studies  from  the  U.S.  Army  War  College  and  in  Military  History  from  Norwich  University.    He  is  a  graduate  of  the  U.S.  Army  Command  and  General  Staff  College  and  the  Marine  Corps  Command  and  General  Staff  College.    He  is  published  via  the  Strategic  Studies  Group  for  his  work  on  Regionally  Aligned  Forces.