James Roudebush

Dr. James Roudebush retired from the United States Air Force in August of 2009 following 34 years of active duty military service. His last duty assignment was serving as the Surgeon General of the Air Force in Washington, D.C. In this role, he provided vision and direction to more than 42,800 people assigned to 75 medical facilities worldwide; he advised the Secretary of the Air Force and Air Force Chief of Staff, as well as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs on matters pertaining to the medical aspects of the air expeditionary force and the health of Air Force personnel. The general entered the Air Force in 1975 after receiving a Bachelor of Medicine degree from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, and a Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of Nebraska College of Medicine. He completed residency training in family practice at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Medical Center, Ohio, in 1978, and aerospace medicine at Brooks Air Force Base, Texas, in 1984. The general served as a practicing family physician and flight surgeon, and commanded at the clinic, hospital and medical center level. Supporting Air Force and Joint medical operations worldwide, Dr. Roudebush served as Command Surgeon for US CENTCOM, the Pacific Air Forces, Air Mobility Command and US TRANSCOM prior to his selection as Deputy Surgeon General of the Air Force in 2001.

In 2006, he was chosen to be the 19th Surgeon General of the Air Force. Following retirement in 2009, Dr. Roudebush became a Senior Partner in Martin, Blanck & Associates (MB&A). In November 2011, Dr. Roudebush was selected to become President of the firm. In this role, he was a key part of the MB&A leadership team providing oversight and support to twenty-five MB&A partners with expertise in health care policy, program development, management, informatics and strategic planning. Dr. Roudebush has also been selected to serve as an Advisory Board member for both large and small businesses in the federal healthcare space. In addition to the aforementioned activities, Dr. Roudebush was requested by the Henry Jackson Foundation Center for Public-Private Partnerships (CP3) to be a voluntary consultant and advisor to CP3 and The Veteran Metrics Initiative (TVMI). Dr. Roudebush was a member of TVMI’s Strategic Advisory Committee, and served as the Chairman of TVMI’s Scientific Advisory Committee. In addition, he was a volunteer advisor to the Veteran’s Bridge Home initiative, which serves to link the resources and goodwill of the Charlotte, NC community and region with the reintegration needs of returning veterans and their families.