John Hillen is the Co-Founder of Sotera Defense Solutions, Inc. He is also Vice Chairman of the Advisory Board. From 2005 to 2007, John served as the Assistant Secretary of State for Political-Military Affairs. Prior to his appointment, John served as senior management in the defense firms CGI Federal Inc. and American Management Systems Inc., as well as the financial services firm Island ECN, Inc. Before his business career, John served for twelve years as an Army officer. He sits on the Board of National Review Magazine and is a trustee of the Foreign Policy Research Institute, Hampden-Sydney College, the Flint Hill School, and the Committee on Economic Development. He graduated from Duke University, holds a Master's Degree from King's College London, a doctorate from Oxford, and received his MBA from the Johnson School of Management at Cornell. John is a 1997 Henry Crown Fellow of The Aspen Institute and a member of the Aspen Global Leadership Network.