Brigadier General Anthony J. Tata (U.S. Army, retired), a Board Member, brings to EDGE a highly valued perspective and significant high-level leadership and management experience.

Prior to joining EDGE, he served as the Undersecretary of Defense for Policy, the No. 3 position in the United States Department of Defense. His leadership in DoD included implementing the National Defense Strategy and working closely with allies and partners to achieve strategic defense goals globally.

His distinguished military career includes commands in the 82nd Airborne and 101st Airborne Divisions and the 10th Mountain Division as well as countless international operations. Notably, he served as the deputy director of the Joint Improvised Device Defeat Organization leading the effort to find creative solutions to defeat roadside bomb networks in Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan while also training the force to fight on a complex, hybrid battlefield. His military awards and decorations include the bronze star, combat action badge, ranger tab, master parachutist badge, and department of defense award for distinguished public service.

In his civilian life, he served as Secretary of Transportation for the state of North Carolina, led Wake County Public School System, and served as Chief Operating Officer of Washington, DC Public Schools. In addition to supply chain and medical technology, he is involved with maritime real estate, asset management software solutions, special needs education software, cybersecurity, and oil/gas infrastructure. He frequently provides geopolitical updates and/or leadership remarks to senior leaders in Fortune 500 and private equity companies such as Goldman Sachs, Salesforce, Google, Emerson Collective, General Electric, Bank of America, John Deere, Chevron, and many others.

He is the national bestselling author of 15 novels and is a frequent guest commentator on a variety of popular cable news programs regarding foreign policy. In addition to leading his consulting firm, Tata Leadership Group, Tony is the Managing Partner of Boundary Channel partners, a consulting company he established with former Secretary of Defense Chris Miller, and is a current advisory board member of Academy Securities. Tony’s distinguished history, achievements, and professional and personal networks uniquely position him to help guide and support EDGE’s continued national and global growth.