Lieutenant General Raymond Palumbo (Ret.) is a leading defense strategist, problem solver, and team builder who supports a broad range of public, private, and philanthropic organizations. Mr. Palumbo is the founder and senior partner of Venturi Solutions LLC, a firm that delivers winning solutions in the aerospace, defense, intelligence, and IT sectors.
A former United States Army Three-Star General, Mr. Palumbo served 34 years in uniform leading conventional and special operations forces during peacetime and in combat. He completed his military career as the Director for Defense Intelligence where he also led the Pentagon’s Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR) Task Force, an organization that delivered critical aerospace and terrestrially based sensor platforms, IT, and intelligence analysis to U.S. and allied forces around the globe.
Over his decorated military career, Mr. Palumbo led and managed both special and conventional operations forces during peacetime and in combat. He served as the Assistant Commanding General of the Joint Special Operations Command, as Deputy Commanding General of the United States Army Special Operations Command, and as Commander of U.S. Army Alaska.
He currently serves as director on the boards of ELTA North America Inc., W.S. Darley & Company, Inc., Systematic Inc., and Toppan Photomasks Round Rock, Inc. He is a senior advisor to McKinsey’s Aerospace and Defense practice and advises a range of leading defense companies whose products and services contribute to U.S. national security and the wellbeing of men and women in uniform.
Mr. Palumbo has a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the United States Military Academy at West Point, a Master of Science in Administration from Central Michigan University, and a Master of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College. He is a graduate of the British Higher Command and Staff course at the British Defense College in Shrivenham, England.
Mr. Palumbo is passionate about philanthropy and is committed to improving the lives of injured military and intelligence community veterans, and the well-being of Gold Star families from those communities.