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Retired Deputy
Director under the
U.S. Secretary of
Defense
John V. Tieso
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John V. Tieso is an internationally recognized author, speaker, and
consultant in strategic business management. Born and raised in Boston,
Massachusetts, he currently lives and works in Arlington, Virginia.

Mr. Tieso is a product of both the Catholic and public educational community
in Boston, graduating in 1968 with a bachelor’s degree in History from
Boston State College. Entering the Army during the Vietnam-era, Mr. Tieso
served honorably in both the Active Military and the Reserve Components,
retiring in 1988 as a Sergeant Major, Army Reserve.

Following active duty in 1984, Mr. Tieso was employed by the United States
Department of labor, eventually serving as the Acting Director, office of
Veterans’ Reemployment Rights. In 1990, he transferred first to the US
Army Corps of Engineers as a senior information planner, and eventually to
the office of the Secretary of Defense where he served as the Deputy
Director, Process Improvement. He retired from the Federal Civilian Service
in 1997.

Mr. Tieso lives in the Arlington, Virginia community of Crystal City, just
outside the nation’s Capital, with his wife Therese, son John, and the ever-
present Roman, his community cat.
John V. Tieso