Bostick

Retired Lt. Gen. Thomas P. (Tom) Bostick currently serves as the senior vice president of the environment sector at Intrexon, a leader in the engineering and industrialization of biology to improve the quality of life and health of the planet. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, he also holds MS degrees in both civil and mechanical engineering from Stanford University and a PhD in systems engineering from George Washington University.

Most recently, Tom served as the chief of engineers and commanding general of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. He deployed with the 1st Cavalry Division in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom before commanding the Corps Gulf Region Division, where he was responsible for more than $18 billion of reconstruction in Iraq.

Tom has also served as an associate professor at West Point and was a White House Fellow. He is a leading advocate for resilience and developing a systems approach to watersheds. He has appeared on CNN, Fox News, CBS Evening News, The Daily Show, and more. He also has spoken extensively on resilience, including remarks at the United Nations, the Risk Analysis World Congress in Singapore, and the National Academy of Sciences.

Tom resides in McLean, VA.