Raymond Palumbo

Lieutenant General Raymond Palumbo (Ret.) has over 34 years of commissioned service in special operations and conventional military forces in peacetime and in combat.

Prior to retiring from the military, Palumbo served as the Pentagon’s Director for Defense Intelligence where he led the department’s Intelligence, Reconnaissance, and Surveillance Task Force. Palumbo was instrumental in rapidly delivering critical aviation platforms, sensors, communication systems, and information processing capabilities to U.S. and Coalition warfighters in Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere around the globe.

Palumbo has a bachelor’s of science degree in general engineering from West Point, a master’s of science in administration from Central Michigan University, and a master’s of strategic studies from the US Army War College. He is the founder of Venturi Solutions, LLC, which provides solutions in global defense, security, aviation, intelligence, and energy sectors. Among several military awards and decorations, he graduated from the British Higher Command and Staff Course in Shrivenham, England, and is a recipient of the 2015 Ellis Island Medal of Honor.