Colonel Jon Shaffner, Ret.

Colonel (Retired) Jonathan Shaffner is a 25 year Army veteran who served around the world, with over 5 years deployed to combat zones. He performed in various roles, from combat aviator, to strategist, to operational leadership through most phases of our recent conflicts. Colonel Shaffner also spent three tours in the Pentagon working on the military budget, building a new defense agency, and in public affairs. He current works with MBO Partners as a director of business development to bring a more dynamic workforce model to government contractors and the military industrial complex.

Jonathan has been a military problem solver for 25 years, bringing a unique mix of military and business processes to create effective models that make most efficient use of available resources. He twice worked to design the strategy in Afghanistan, once in the very beginning of the conflict by developing an air-centric support network and again as US forces began to transition the country to own-rule. He focused on driving economic growth and governance, making the most of very limited resources.

He also designed a highly successful logistics operation that ensured the responsible removal, redistribution, and at times recapitalization of resources from one of the most austere and dangerous environments on the planet. In command positions, his organizations were repeatedly recognized for high efficiency in production and great effectiveness in operation.