ABOUT DAVID JOHN CADE

I am a retired USAF Colonel, and have broad experience in business & industry, as well as in the Department of Defense. I began my career as a U.S. Air Force officer, where I spent 22 years and had a track record of accelerated promotions in the intelligence, plans, and command career fields. I took early retirement to pursue opportunities in the private sector.

My Air Force tours of duty included:  Executive Assistant position in the Office of the Secretary of Defense; Commander, 6931st Security Group, Crete, Greece, where I was the senior U.S. official on the island and in that capacity represented the U.S Ambassador; and a General Officer's position at Headquarters, USAF just prior to my retirement.  During my Air Force career, I served overseas in Germany, Panama, Vietnam, and Greece. 

My post-military career included executive positions in the Communications, Command & Control, National Security, and renewable energy fields with Fortune 25 companies (AT&T, and Lockheed Martin) and with smaller companies where I brought new technologies to the global marketplace.  I was the CEO of three publicly-traded alternative energy companies, encompassing lithium battery design and production, hydrogen generation systems, and hybrid renewable energy solutions – doing business with partners in Europe, South America, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand as well as North America. I am co-holder of an issued patent on hydrogen generation technology.

I hold an MBA from Syracuse University, and a BA from the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana.  I am a graduate of the Armed Forces Staff College, Norfolk, VA; Columbia University's Senior Executive Program, Harriman, NY; and the National War College, Ft. McNair, Washington, D.C. I have written published articles on Russian military strategy, General of the Army George Marshall, Major General Maurice Rose, World War II allied command relationships, renewable energy technologies, and various genealogical topics. I am a member of the Board of Directors of the Center for Democracy and Human Rights in Saudi Arabia (CDHR), a Washington, D.C.-based non-profit organization.

My renewable energy expertise gives me a keen insight into global energy diversification plans, while my national security background enables me to calibrate military developments, capabilities, and strategies, with special emphasis on Russia, China, and the Middle East.