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Mark Matthews

General Matthews is an Aerospace Defense consultant, Senior Research Advisor to George Mason University's Rapid Prototyping Research Center, and Adjunct Lecturer at the College of William & Mary.

He received his commission from the U.S. Air Force Academy and later a Master's in Operations Research from Princeton University. A career fighter pilot and a distinguished graduate of the USAF F-15 Fighter Weapons School, General Matthews commanded at the squadron, group, and wing level. He also served as Commandant of the Air Force Institute of Technology. 

As the Director of Plans and Programs, and later, Director of Requirements, Headquarters Air Combat Command, General Matthews developed Air Force operational concepts and requirements for all manned and remotely piloted fighters, bombers, tactical reconnaissance, and rescue aircraft, both rotary and fixed-wing, along with their weapons, systems, sensors and supporting C2 structures. Culminating his military career as the Director, Strategy, Plans, and Assessments, U.S. Forces-Iraq in Baghdad, General Matthews led civil-military planning for all US governmental Iraq activities including the withdrawal of military forces and mission transition to the American Embassy.

After retiring Gen Matthews served as the Raytheon Company’s Vice President for Air Force Programs from 2011 to 2018, where he led a team of eight field offices and a Washington DC cadre teaming with the US Air Force in developing war-winning mission solutions. He resides with his family in Yorktown, Virginia.