Booz Allen Hamilton Vice President Jerry Vevon has over 30 years of operational experience and over a decade directly supporting continuity of operations and business recovery planning within the Intelligence Community (IC) and Department of Defense (DoD). A leader in the firm’s cyber technology business, Mr. Vevon’s primary clients include the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI), National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), and the Department of State.
Mr. Vevon supports clients with services in the following areas:
Prior to joining Booz Allen, Mr. Vevon served on active duty in the US Army as a Ranger-qualified master parachutist. As Assistant Chief of Staff, Intelligence, 101st Airborne Division, he was responsible for coordination of all intelligence, counterintelligence, and security requirements for an organization of over 18,000 personnel.
As Commander, 165th Military Intelligence Battalion, Mr. Vevon led over 550 personnel in conducting long-range surveillance, counterintelligence, interrogation, and electronic warfare. The unit was one of the first to deploy to Bosnia in the initial Implementation Force (IFOR) and was recognized with multiple unit awards for its performance. He also served nine years in the 82nd Airborne Division in various roles. Mr. Vevon published a biography of LTG Eichelberger, former Army DCSINT, for which he was awarded the 1998 Military History Writing Award from the US Army Way College.
Mr. Vevon supports the Honor Flight organization which works with WWII veterans, and supports the nonprofit organization Darkness to Light, which works to prevent childhood sexual abuse. He received the Military Intelligence Knowlton Award and is a life member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
He received a B.S. degree in economics from Wofford College in Spartanburg, SC and an M.A. from the University of South Carolina in International Studies. Mr. Vevon is also a graduate of the US Army War College in Carlisle, PA and is a Certified Business Continuity Professional by Disaster Recovery Institute International, and a Certified Information Technology Manager from University of Virginia.
profile updated December 2011
