Areas of Expertise
National Security | Technology | Global Supply Chains | Energy | Critical Infrastructure | Autonomous Systems and Robotics
About Gen. Wharton
Gen. Wharton helps companies accelerate technology in support of national priorities and homeland security. He served the nation for more than three decades and brings extensive experience in leadership, technology, acquisition and logistics. He remains highly active in national programs, nation building and technologies across infrastructure, energy, transportation, agriculture, health care and telecommunications.
Career Highlights
Commanding General, US Army Research, Development and Engineering Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. Led 13,800 scientists, engineers and support personnel at more than 100 global locations, controlling 75% of the Army’s research and development budget
Oversaw the Army Research Laboratory; the five Army research, development and engineering centers (Armament; Aviation and Missile; Communication and Electronic; Soldier Support; and Tank and Automotive); and the Edgewood Chemical and Biological Center
Won and led five of the seven presidential National Manufacturing Innovation Institutes, a program to stimulate the nation’s economy through rapid technology development and transfer
Commanding General, US Army Sustainment Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Illinois. Responsible for the global sustainment and industrial base of Army, joint and coalition forces and logistics for the Army’s 82 bases and installations
Chief of Staff, US Army Materiel Command, Huntsville, Alabama. Coordinated across the staff and major subordinate commands with an operating budget of more than $49 billion, contracts of more than $96 billion and foreign military sales of more than $133 billion
Oversaw industrial base operations of the Army’s Contracting Command, Security Assistance Command, Communications-Electronics Command, Aviation and Missile Command and Tank-automotive and Armaments Command, among others
Commanding General, Army Materiel Command-Southwest Asia/US Army Central G-4/Combined Forces Land Component Command C-4 for Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom
Advises and develops strategies for countries to position them and assure their economic stability and future. Widely known across the US government and the United Nations for his work supporting humanitarian assistance, sustainable development goals, nation building, peacekeeping and peacemaking operations
Boards & Affiliations
Flag Officer Advisory Council | Leadership, Diplomacy and National Security Lab, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, Arizona State University | Stanford Research Institute
Education
B.S., US Military Academy | M.A., National Security and Strategic Studies, US Naval War College