Jeffrey W. Talley

Lieutenant General Jeffrey W. Talley 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.
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. 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. 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.

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.

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. 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.

Education

Talley holds a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and an Executive M.B.A. from the University of Oxford in England. He also holds multiple master's degrees in strategic studies, environmental engineering and science, liberal arts (history and philosophy), and religious studies. He is a graduate of the Army War College. He is a registered Professional Engineer, a Board Certified Environmental Engineer in Environmental Sustainability, and a Diplomate, Water Resources Engineer.

Military Awards