Jim Edwards

Chief Growth Officer

SOSi

As the leader of SOSi’s growth and business development organization, Jim Edwards is responsible for developing customer relationships and new partnerships within the defense, intelligence, and federal civilian markets, demonstrating the value of SOSi solutions and the company’s commitment to mission success.
Jim has supported the United States’ national security for more than three decades as an industry executive, soldier, and civil servant. In the private sector, he previously held senior business development positions at Perspecta (now Peraton) and DynCorp (now Amentum).
Jim began his career as a U.S. Army intelligence officer; his 25 years of service included wartime tours in Afghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia. As a Colonel, he served as the chief operations officer (G3) of the Army’s Airborne Corps, commanded the Army’s first battlefield surveillance brigade in combat, and was the senior intelligence officer (G2) for the Army’s largest command.
Jim’s civil service includes assignments as a senior civilian at the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command and as a military analyst for a federal intelligence agency, where he briefed members of the National Security Council staff and wrote items for the President’s Daily Briefing.
Jim is a certified Project Management Professional (PMP) and a member of the Board of Directors of the National Military Intelligence Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to the professional development of our nation’s Intelligence Community.
Jim earned a Bachelor of Science in commerce from the University of Virginia, and holds four master’s degrees in business administration, strategic intelligence, military operational art, and national security studies.

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