James Valpiani

Background

About James Valpiani

Senior Military & Higher Education Leader | Broadly Educated Strategic Thinker | Combat-Proven Fighter Test Pilot Over 20 years of leadership experience at multiple levels of command and staff. Experienced in leading a wide range of missions including high-risk flight test, aerial combat, academic administration, and research & development. Proven record of implementing compelling strategic visions, building high-performing teams, mentoring future leaders, and managing high-value resources to produce exceptional, mission-driven results.Wide-ranging postgraduate education in military strategy, national resourcing strategy, public administration, and philosophy. Deep technical expertise including doctorate in astronautical engineering, master's degree in flight test engineering, and cutting-edge defense research.Combat-proven warfighter. Experimental test pilot at the leading edge of advanced and autonomous fighter development. Dedicated to deterring and winning America's wars through effective strategy, tactical and technological superiority, rapid innovation, and intellectual formation of warfighters."If we should have to fight, we should be prepared to so from the neck up instead of from the neck down."- General Jimmy H. Doolittle.