Col White is Head, Department of Management, at the United States Air Force Academy. He leads a department of 37 military and civilian faculty members, responsible for all curriculum, personnel, budget, research and long-range planning associated with the management major and interfaces with the operations research, data science, and systems engineering majors. He oversees the education & development of over 500 future officers annually within the nation's #1-rated undergraduate-only management program.

Colonel White graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 2002. He earned a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Alaska, Anchorage and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Business Administration with a concentration in Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Organizations from the University of Tennessee. Colonel White is a command pilot with more than 3300 flying hours. He has flown combat and combat support missions during Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. Col White has served on multiple contingency deployments, most recently in the Office of Security Cooperation at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.

Air War College, by correspondence (2023)

Doctor of Philosophy, Business Administration, Strategy, Entrepreneurship & Organizations, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (2017)

Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence (2015)

MBA, University of Alaska, Anchorage, AK (2009)

Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. (2007)

Air and Space Basic Course, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. (2002)

Bachelor of Science, Management, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO (2002)

Head, Department of Management, U.S. Air Force Academy, CO. (May 2024 – Present)

Deputy Head, Assistant Professor, Department of Management, T-53A Instructor Pilot, U.S. Air Force Academy, CO. (April 2021 – October 2021, Deputy Director Air & Navy Programs, Office of Security Cooperation, U.S. Embassy, Baghdad, Iraq) (July 2020 – May 2024)

U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) Joint Mobility Exchange Program, Chief of Operations & Cyber Operations, Surface Deployment & Distribution Command (SDDC), Scott AFB, IL (August 2017 – June 2020)

PhD Student, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (July 2014 – July 2017)

Instructor of Management, Director of Advising, T-53A Instructor Pilot, Department of Management, U.S. Air Force Academy, CO (November 2011 – June 2014)

C-17A Evaluator Pilot, Combat Readiness Flight Commander, 517th Airlift Squadron, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, AK (October 2007 – October 2011)

C-21A Evaluator Pilot, Chief of Training, 311th Airlift Squadron, Peterson AFB, CO (July 2004 – September 2007)

Student, Pilot Training, Moody Air Force Base, GA & Laughlin, AFB, TX (June 2003 – June 2004)

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS

Chief of Operations, SDDC, USTRANSCOM Joint Mobility Exchange Program, Scott AFB, IL, as a lieutenant colonel (August 2017 – June 2020)

Defense Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster

Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster

Aerial Achievement Medal

Air Force Commendation Medal

Army Achievement Medal

Air Force Achievement Medal

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS

Outstanding Academy Educator, U.S. Air Force Academy (2024)

LTG John D. Bruen Award for Field Grade Officer of the Year, SDDC (2020)

Haslam College of Business Doctoral Student Leadership Award, University of Tennessee (2016)