Jose David Riojas

Background

Riojas, Jose David was born in 1954.

Education

Bachelor, United States Military Academy, West Point, 1976. Graduate, United States Army War College, 1997.

Career

Second lieutenant Field Artillery United States Army, 1976, advanced through grades to brigadier general. Political and military affairs officer Arms Control and Disarmament Agency United States Department State. Chief Army requirements United States Department Defense, representative Joint Requirements Oversight Panel, Joint Requirements Oversight Council, executive officer to chief of staff of United States Army.

Assistant division Commander 3rd Infantry Division United States Army, Fort Stewart, Georgia, conductor Joint Task Force North (JTF-N) Fort Bliss, Texas, 2004—2006. Vice president strategic initiatives University Texas, El Paso, 2006—2009, executive director Center for Defense Systems Research, director Center of Excellence for Border Security and Immigration, United States Department Homeland Security, 2008—2009. Assistant secretary operations, security & preparedness United States Department Veterans Affairs, Washington, since 2009.

Senior assistant professor military science Bowling Green State University, Ohio. Project manager Extending the Littoral Battlespace, Advanced Concepts Technology Demonstration. Member advisory committee Border Biomedical Research Center.

Board directors El Paso Regional Economic Development Corporation. Member Texas Governor's Emerging Technology Fund Advisory Committee.

Achievements

• Jose David Riojas has been listed as a noteworthy military officer, administrator by Marquis Who's Who.