Edward Yarnell, Business Development Deputy Director at Corps Solutions

Edward Yarnell, a Potomac Officers Club member, is the deputy director of business development at Corps Solutions, a Stafford, Virginia-based small business that offers leadership training, education and strategic development services to U.S. national security stakeholders.

Yarnell is a certified project management professional who has extensive experience in strategic planning, operational design, personnel management and production management. At Corps Solutions, he leads business capture and future operations.

He has been holding his current position since August, although he had already worked at Corps Solutions before, from 2011 to 2020, according to his LinkedIn profile.

Between his two terms at Corps Solutions, Yarnell worked as an independent consultant, providing strategic planning support and military training and education to clients.

Yarnell also served in the military before working in the private industry. He was a fires and effects coordination cell officer within the 2nd Marine Expeditionary Brigade from 2009 to 2010.

The Corps Solutions executive holds a master’s degree in national securities studies from the National War College and a bachelor’s degree in communications from Wake Forest University.