Chess Harris

Chess Harris has a diverse work experience spanning several decades. Chess began their career in the US Army, where they held various command and staff positions in Infantry and Armor units for over 25 years. After retiring from the military, they joined the National Defense University as the Dean of the Joint Forces Staff College and later became an Associate Professor at the Joint and Combined Warfighting School. Chess then transitioned to the private sector, working as a Program Manager at Camber Corporation and later as an Assistant VP of Business Development and Senior Program Manager at SAIC. Following that, they served as a Senior Systems Integrator at Capstone Corporation, leading the capture and transition of contracts supporting various organizations. Chess then joined CGI, where they held positions as the Vice President for the Training Sector and later the Army Sector. Currently, they are working at SimIS Inc., initially serving as the Director of Business Development and recently taking on the role of Special Project Manager.

Chess Harris attended the United States Military Academy, West Point from 1971 to 1975, where they earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering with a focus in Civil/General Engineering. Additionally, they completed a Master of Science in Information Systems Technology at the Naval Postgraduate School. It is unclear when they pursued this degree as the start and end years are not provided. Furthermore, Harris also attended the United States Military Academy at West Point again, although no specific degree or field of study is mentioned.