Ron Kos Class Of 1963
Biography
- Raised in the Chicago suburbs, Illinois State Gymnastic All-Around champion
- USAFA Varsity gymnast, Milligan Award for Professional Ethics
- Logistics officer at Norton and McClellan AFB
- Awarded Distinguished Company Grade of the Year and Outstanding Procurement of the Year
- Aide de Camp, USAFA Commandant of Cadets
- Married at Academy and 1st son born at USAFA
- MBA from Univ of So Calif, graduating with academic honors Phi Kappa Phi and Beta Gamma Sigma
- Past leadership roles: CEO, President, COO, Senior Vice President, and Director in multiple Fortune 500 companies (Re: Submitted Resume)
- Sr Executive leadership role in two successful Initial Public Offerings (IPO’s)
- Sr Marketing leadership roles in multiple Fortune 500 companies where I developed and launched numerous new products/businesses
- Consultant, Executive Coach and Mentor for startup companies and their leadership
- Currently developing two iPhone gaming applications
- Board Member and VP Membership for the Sacramento area AOG chapter which has been recognized as a “Distinguished AOG Chapter” for 12 consecutive years
Candidacy Statement
My primary goal is to assure our Association of Graduates is one of the premier alumni groups in America.
My focus will be to strengthen the AOG, making it even more relevant and useful for grads throughout their military and civilian careers.
I intend to be a voice for graduates, open to their suggestions and new ideas, with the purpose of improving the effectiveness of the AOG’s mission.
Key elements will be to establish the AOG role as a “go to” personal resource for enhancing individual success. This can be done via encouraging more local fellowship, strengthening local chapters, tapping grad resources, while continuing to nurture USAFA pride and loyalty. Over time this will result in more active graduate participation and eventually increased donations.