Josh Olson

About Josh Olson

Highly effective and proven success in leading large cross-functional and multi-disciplinary teams to common sense solutions. As a mentor, coach, and leader, I deliver maximum value across the continuum of crisis management to strategic operations. Grounded by ethics based values and informed by key performance data, I streamline organizational effectiveness (leadership) with operational efficiencies (processes) to meet short and long-term strategic goals and objectives.

Experience

1. Director, Air Force Programs

   United States Air Force

   Feb 2026 — Present

Education

• Chapman University

  M.A., Education and Administration

• The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

  Enterprise Leadership Management

  2018 — 2018

• Michigan Technological University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemical Engineering

• Secretary of Defense Corporate Fellow 3M

  Senior Development Education

  2013 — 2014

• University of Virginia Darden School of Business

  Executive Business Management

  2013 — 2013

• U.S Air Force Pilot School

  Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training

Skills

• Operations Management
• Aviation
• Defense
• Organizational Leadership
• Military Experience
• Aerospace
• Veterans
• Operational Planning
• Military
• Information Assurance
• Command
• Program Management
• Air Force
• Intelligence
• Flights
• Security Clearance
• Government
• Top Secret
• Project Management
• Military Operations
• Leadership
• Interagency Coordination
• Strategic Planning
• Government Contracting
• Tactics
• Aircraft
• Readiness
• Dod
• National Security