Charles W. Dyke - Chairman & CEO 

Charles W. ("Bill") Dyke retired from the U.S. Army as a Lieutenant General on September 1, 1988 after more than 34 years of service as a soldier, infantry officer, operations and planning staff officer at the unit, theater and national levels, and in high-level political-military assignments. He founded ITTA on September 1, 1989 and currently serves as Chairman and CEO.  

Over an Army career that included 12 years as a General Officer, Mr. Dyke gained substantial experience in the formulation and execution of foreign and national security policy, strategic planning, project management, and the direction of multi‑national programs. As a senior commander in both Europe and Japan, Mr. Dyke worked with military, diplomatic, political, and business leaders to enhance understanding of the U.S. military and to promote the rationale for forward deployed units.  

Since founding ITTA in 1989, Mr. Dyke has continued to pursue a broad range of interests in defense, technology, and trade policies.  He serves as a Corporate Council Member for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, is a member of the American Foreign Service Association, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA), the Association of the U.S. Army, the Air Force Association, the Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association, the Washington Institute of Foreign Affairs; and is a life member of the American Defense Preparedness Association.  He is a frequent speaker at conferences and industry association meetings.

In addition to managing and directing ITTA, Mr. Dyke serves as a member of the board of directors for George C. Marshall Foundation, Lexington, Virginia, Ampex Data Systems Corporation, Redwood City, California and The National Capital Area Council Boyscouts of America, Bethesda, Maryland. For several years, he was NDIA's representative to the NATO Industrial Advisory Group (NIAG). Mr. Dyke maintains extensive contact with senior members of the Japanese Government, especially in the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), the Japan Defense Agency (JDA), the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and elected members of the Japanese Diet and their staff. Mr. Dyke also maintains close contact with a wide range of military, civil government and industry leaders in Europe.

Mr. Dyke served extensively in Europe, including tours with operational units as a junior officer, as an Assistant Division Commander and Community Commander, and at SHAPE as Executive to the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR). In the 1980's, he served as the Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations and Plans, U.S. Army, Europe and as Commanding General 8th Infantry Division (Mechanized). In Asia, Mr. Dyke served in Korea as a Company Commander in the early 1960's. His thirty-three-month service in Vietnam included battalion command and duty as G-3 (Operations and Plans) with the 101st Airborne Division. Mr. Dyke's final assignment was in Asia as Commanding General, U.S. Army, Japan and IX Corps, from 1985 to 1988.

Assignments in the United States included duty as Executive to the Secretary of the Army, Commander of the Ist Brigade, 101st Airborne Division, and with the Office, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations, Department of the Army, as head of the Army's cooperative weapons development and production program with NATO allies. This assignment was followed by Joint Staff duty where Mr. Dyke served as the Vice Director, J‑3 (Operations), Joint Staff, and subsequently as Vice Director, Joint Staff. During this Joint Staff assignment, he headed the Contingency Review Group, reporting directly to the Chairman, JCS. This planning group was responsible for much of the detailed analysis and staff work required to form the Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force (RDJTF) which evolved into the U.S. Central Command, now responsible for the Middle East and Persian Gulf region.

Mr. Dyke is a graduate of the U.S. Army War College, and holds an MA degree in International Affairs (1968) from the George Washington University (Sino‑Soviet Institute), a Master of Military Art and Science (MMA) from the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College (1967), and a BA in History from the University of Southern Mississippi (1963).  During his service with the U.S. Army, Mr. Dyke was awarded the Distinguished Service Medal twice, the Silver Star twice, the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit four times, the Purple Heart, the Japanese Order of the Rising Sun (2nd Class), and numerous other U.S. and foreign badges and awards.