Jeffrey W. Talley

Jeffrey W. Talley
Born (1959-09-27) 27 September 1959
Allegiance  United States
Service/branch United States Army
Corps of Engineers
Rank Lieutenant General
Unit US Army Reserve
Commands held US Army Res Cmd
84th Division
926th Engineer Bde
Battles/wars Opn Iraqi Freedom
Opn Enduring Freedom
Awards

Def. Dist. Service Medal

Dist. Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Svc Med
Alma mater Louisiana State Univ. (B.S.)
University of Oxford (MBA)
Carnegie Mellon Un (Ph.D.)
Scientific career
Thesis Availability and biotreatment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments[1] (2000)
Doctoral advisor Richard G. Luthy[1]

Lieutenant General Jeffrey W. Talley (born September 27, 1959) is a retired United States Army General and a Global Fellow for the IBM Center for the Business of Government. He was the 32nd Chief of Army Reserve (CAR) and 7th Commanding General, United States Army Reserve Command (USARC), from June 2012 to June 2016. Talley was responsible for leading an organization of approximately 215,000 Soldiers and civilians, 135 general officers and senior executives, 1100 reserve centers and training facilities, six installations, and equipment inventories valued at over $39 billion. Talley relinquished command on June 1, 2016. [2]

Talley has over 34 years of global experiences in the private, public and academic sectors, coupled with periods of active and reserve military service as a Citizen-Soldier. He is a nationally recognized expert in Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering. His work emphasizes integrating engineering with business. Talley received his Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and his Executive M.B.A. from the University of Oxford, England. He also holds multiple master's degrees in environmental engineering and science, strategic studies, liberal arts (history and philosophy), and religious studies. Dr. Talley is a registered Professional Engineer (P.E.) in Environmental Engineering, a Board Certified Environmental Engineer (BCEE) in Environmental Sustainability, and a Diplomate, Water Resources Engineer.

Biography

Military career

Talley graduated from Louisiana State University in 1981 with a Regular Army commission in the Corps of Engineers. During more than 30 years of active and reserve service, he has commanded units at every echelon, from platoon to division-level, with duty in Korea, Kuwait, Iraq, and the United States. In February 2003, he mobilized and deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and Iraq Freedom as Chief of Operations, 416th Engineer Command, Coalition Joint Forces Land Component Command.[3] Upon return from theater, he served in the Pentagon as a strategic planner in the Deputy Directorate for the War on Terrorism, Strategic Plans & Policy Directorate (J-5), Joint Chiefs of Staff.[3] In January 2008, he mobilized again, deploying to Iraq where he was the Commander, 926th Engineer Brigade, 4th Infantry Division/Multi-National Division - Baghdad and the Baghdad Provincial Engineer. From June 2009 to April 2012 he served as Commanding General, 84th Training Command at Ft. Knox, KY where he was responsible for assessing the readiness of Army Reserve units through Combat Training Center-like exercises. He also served on the Secretary of Defense’s Reserve Forces Policy Board from 2009 to 2012. [4]

His efforts, described as "Engineering the Peace" enabled the people of the Iraqi capital and its government to advance security and stability efforts. From June 2009 to April 2012 he served as Commanding General, 84th Training Command at Fort Knox where he was responsible for assessing the readiness of Army Reserve units through Combat Training Center-like exercises. He also served on the Secretary of Defense’s Reserve Forces Policy Board from 2009 to 2012.[5]

Civilian career

As a Citizen-Soldier, Lt. Gen. Talley was President and CEO of Environmental Technology Solutions (ETS Partners), in Phoenix, Arizona, (Spivey, 2012); and also, an Adjunct Professor at Johns Hopkins University and before then he was the Professor and Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, the Bobby B. Lyle Professor of Leadership and Global Entrepreneurship and the Founding Director of the Hunter and Stephanie Hunt Institute for Engineering and Humanity, all at the Lyle School of Engineering at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.[6][7] He has over 30 years in various academic, design, consulting, and military positions involving hundreds of different environmental sites and business projects throughout the United States and abroad.[5] Since 2017, he has also been a Professor of Practice in the Price School of Public Policy at the University of Southern California[8].

Education

Talley graduated from Louisiana State University in December 1981, and received a regular Army commission as a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army, Engineer Branch.[9] He also holds multiple master's degrees in strategic studies, environmental engineering and science, liberal arts (history and philosophy), and religious studies. Talley earned his first Master's Degree in Religious Studies from Assumption College in 1985. Over the next 10 years, Talley earned his Master's of Liberal Arts from Washington University in St. Louis in 1988, and then his Master's of Science in Engineering, focusing on Environmental Engineering and Science, from The Johns Hopkins University in 1995. In 1997 Talley began working toward his Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, earning the degree in 2000. Talley next attended the United States Army War College and earned his Master's in Strategic Studies in 2003. Seven years later, Talley enrolled at the University of Oxford in England, where he achieved his Executive M.B.A. in Business & Global Entrepreneurship. He is also a registered Professional Engineer, a Board Certified Environmental Engineer in Environmental Sustainability, and a Diplomate, Water Resources Engineer.[6]

Military Awards

ImageName
Defense Distinguished Service Medal
Army Distinguished Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal w 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Meritorious Service Medal w 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Army Commendation Medal w Oak Leaf Cluster
Army Achievement Medal w 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Parachutist badge
Air Assault Badge
Ranger Tab
Office of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Identification Badge
Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge
Army Staff Identification Badge

References

  1. 1 2 Talley, Jeffrey (2000). Availability and biotreatment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in sediments (Ph.D.). Carnegie Mellon University. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
  2. ↑ http://www.fayobserver.com/military/lt-gen-jeffrey-w-talley-relinquishes-command-of-u-s/article_514c220b-7c34-51eb-b502-7c1216d3e3c7.html
  3. 1 2 Notre Dame News. Oct. 15, 2007. William G. Gilroy and Nina Welding. "Engineering’s Talley promoted to brigadier general." http://newsinfo.nd.edu/news/9063-engineeringrsquos-talley-promoted-to-brigadier-general/
  4. ↑ AUSA Home. Retrieved Aug. 22, 2012. http://www.ausa.org/news/2012/Pages/TalleyPromoted.aspx
  5. 1 2 Association of the United States Army. "Talley, Promoted to Lieutenant General, Confirmed as Army Reserve Chief." AUSA Home. Retrieved Aug. 22, 2012. http://www.ausa.org/news/2012/Pages/TalleyPromoted.aspx
  6. 1 2 Tibbetts, Kathleen. "Major General, Civil & Environmental Engineering chair leaving SMU." SMU Forum for Faculty and Staff. May 18, 2011. http://blog.smu.edu/forum/2011/05/18/major-general-civil-environmental-engineering-chair-leaving-smu/
  7. ↑ "RESERVE GENERAL, ACADEMIC LEADER: TALLEY TO CHAIR ENVIRONMENTAL & CIVIL ENGINEERING." SMU News. June 8, 2009. https://www.smu.edu/News/2009/jeff-talley-8june2009
  8. ↑ https://priceschool.usc.edu/jeffrey-w-talley/
  9. ↑ https://www.smu.edu/~/media/Site/Lyle/Faculty%20and%20Staff/CV%20and%20Bio/MG%20Talley%20Bio.ashx. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  • U.S. Army Senior Leader Bio. "Lieutenant General Jeffrey W. Talley". Retrieved 8 April 2016.
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