Patrick Willis

US Army (Ret Colonel)

Pathfinder Solutions Group – Strategic Advisor

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EXPERIENCE/ MILITARY SERVICE​

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Pat has 28+ years of operational and leadership experience with DOD and the Intelligence Community

 

Pat is an enterprise leader specializing in joint military, intelligence, and special operations. Pat is a recognized senior defense mission expert specializing in Joint /SOF operations.

Pat’s key joint assignments included serving as the SOCOM J2 Director of Operations, Plans, and Policy, SOCCENT Director of Intelligence, and the Counter-Terrorism Director for the Joint Staff J2.

 

Pat also led numerous infantry and intelligence operational units from platoon to the Division level in both the CENTCOM and INDOPACOM areas of responsibility.

 

As a senior intelligence officer, Pat led intelligence enterprises during 12 combat deployments  to Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria with the 10th Mountain Division, 82d Airborne, JSOC and associated Special Operating Forces, and 1st Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment.

 

Upon retirement, Pat Willis founded an advisory company C&P Solutions Group and was a Vice President  for the cybersecurity company Boldend, Inc (acquired) and merged with SixGen, a full-spectrum cybersecurity solutions provider to U.S. national intelligence, defense and critical infrastructure.

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While in service, Colonel Willis’s awards and decorations include the Legion of Merit, eight Bronze Star Medals, the Expert Infantryman Badge, and Combat Action Badge, Ranger Tab, SERE School, Parachutist Badge, Joint Staff Identification Badge, and both Australian and Polish Parachutist badges.

 

Pat subsequently served as Senior Defense Mission Expert for Booz Allen Hamilton.  Currently, Pat is a Strategic Advisor to Stony Lonesome Group, Pathfinder Solutions Group, and the Vice President for Intelligence & Mission Support at Quiet Professionals.​​

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