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Captain Eric Fonnesbeck

Instructor of Management

Department of Management

Capt Fonnesbeck
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Captain Eric J. Fonnesbeck is an Instructor of Management at the U.S. Air Force Academy, CO. Prior to his current position, he studied at Harvard Business School as an MBA candidate through the U.S. Air Force Academy Faculty Pipeline program, where he concentrated in real property, public entrepreneurship, and sustainability.

Prior to graduate school, Captain Fonnesbeck served as a program manager in the C3I & Networks Directorate at Hanscom AFB, MA, procuring the Air Force's first-ever cloud-based analytics platforms for cyber operations. He also oversaw development, integration, and production of the Airborne Warning & Control System (AWACS) cockpit and Link-16 terminal upgrades. In addition, Captain Fonnesbeck has been an active member of the Language-Enabled Airman Program, where he has supported multiple coalition exercises and operations in Romania to support Eastern European security.

Captain Fonnesbeck is 2015 graduate of the Marriott School of Business at Brigham Young University and a 2022 graduate of Harvard Business School. Also active in his community, he is a youth leader and Sunday School teacher for his local church congregation. He has been happily married for over nine years to Ariana Fonnesbeck and they have two wonderful and busy children, Emilia and Otto.

Education

Degrees
Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School, Massachusetts (2022)

Bachelor of Science, Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University, Utah (2015)

Military
Squadron Officer School, Virtual In-Residence Remote (2020)

Other
Advanced Romanian Studies & Immersion, Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca, Romania (2017)

Professional Experience

Assignments
September 2015 – September 2017, Project Officer, AWACS Communication Network Upgrade, AWACS Division, Hanscom AFB, MA

October 2017 – March 2018, Deputy Program Manager, AWACS Cockpit Upgrade, AWACS Division, Hanscom AFB, MA

April 2018 – August 2020, Program Manager, Data Analytics, C3I Infrastructure Division, Hanscom AFB, MA

August 2020 – May 2022, MBA Candidate, Harvard Business School, Boston, MA

May 2022 – Present, Instructor of Management, Department of Management, U.S. Air Force Academy, CO

Honors & Awards

Decorations
Air Force Commendation Medal

Air Force Achievement Medal

Awards
Directorate Company Grade Officer of the Quarter (C3I&N Directorate)

Division Company Grade Officer of the Quarter (2x) (AWACS Division)

Division Junior Company Grade Officer of the Quarter (C3I Infrastructure Division)

Division Junior Military Program Manager of the Quarter (C3I Infrastructure Division)

Division Small Team of the Year (AWACS Division)

Top 10% Award, Air Force Fundamentals of Acquisition Management Course