General Dennis L. Via (retired) (Wheelock’88)

Dennis Via is a fellow for Defense Futures and a senior executive leader in Booz Allen’s Joint Combatant Command (JCC) business. He is a retired U.S. Army general and an expert in military readiness, capability development, and the U.S. defense enterprise. Within JCC, he leads security cooperation and contributes to growth across technology innovation, warfighter advancements, readiness and training, and health facility transformation.

As a fellow, Dennis helps defense, intelligence, and homeland security clients manage today’s evolving threat and budgetary environments. He also helps formulate the firm’s future business strategy for the defense market.

During his 36-year military career, Dennis commanded at all levels from captain to general, including several years as commanding general and deputy commanding general of the U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC). AMC’s mission includes researching and developing weapons systems, as well as logistics support, maintenance, and parts distribution.

Before that, Dennis held multiple commander, signal, and chief information officer roles, working on everything from communications infrastructure and cybersecurity to global logistics and engineering. Receiving numerous honors and awards throughout his career, Dennis is the first commissioned Signal Corps officer in the Army’s 242-year history to achieve the rank of four-star general.

Dennis is a native of Martinsville, Virginia, and was commissioned in 1980 in the Signal Corps after completing his B.A. as a distinguished military graduate from Virginia State University. He has a master’s degree in management from Boston University and is a graduate of the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College and the U.S. Army War College. Dennis is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the Association of the United States Army, and the Armed Forces Communications Electronics Association.

Dennis Via is a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni Award.