General Ann Dunwoody (US Army)

America’s First Female Four-Star General, Leadership and Mentoring Expert

General Ann Dunwoody retired after 37 + years of service to our country. In her last assignment she led and ran The Army Materiel Command, the largest global logistics command in the Army comprising 69,000 military and civilians, located in all 50 states and over 140 countries. She managed a budget of $60B dollars and was responsible for oversight of approximately $70B in service contracts. She managed and operationalized the Army’s global supply chain in support of Iraq and Afghanistan, contingency operations in Haiti, Pakistan, and Japan, while simultaneously moving the Command Headquarters from Fort Belvoir, VA to Huntsville, AL as a result of Base Realignment and Closing (BRAC).

As the commander of Army Materiel Command she was responsible for the Army’s Research and Development, Installation and Contingency contracting, Foreign Military Sales, Security Assistance, Supply Chain Management, all Army Depots supporting supply and maintenance functions, manufacturing sites and ammunition plants. Dunwoody led the transformation of the Army’s logistics organizations, processes and doctrine in support of an expeditionary Army. Dunwoody offers visionary and strategic insights for managing large organizations to posture them for the future and ensure relevancy — focusing on where to invest as well as divest.

In 2008, General Dunwoody earned the historic distinction of being the first woman in U.S. Military history to achieve the rank of four-star general. She is the fourth generation of her family to serve in the US Army.

General Dunwoody has been recognized by the NCAA with its highest honor, the Theodore Roosevelt Award, by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association with its lifetime Achievement Award, by France with its National Order of Merit, and in 2016, the Ellis Island Medal of Honor. She has been recognized by SUNY Cortland as a Distinguished Alumnus, received the Jerome P. Keuper Distinguished Alumni Award from the Florida Institute of Technology, and in 2018 was inducted in the inaugural class of the 82nd Airborne Division Hall of Fame. In 2019 the West Point Association of Graduates selected her for the prestigious Sylvanus Thayer Award.

In 2013, she authored the book, “A Higher Standard – Leadership Strategies from America’s First Female Four-Star General. ” Today General Dunwoody is President of First 2 Four, LLC, a leadership mentoring and strategic advisory services company and serves on a number of public, private and non-profit boards.

General Ann Dunwoody (US Army)

America’s First Female Four-Star General, Leadership and Mentoring Expert