Tom Dorl
Located In: Virginia
Position: Managing Director
Tom is a committed and experienced servant leader with three decades of proven successes across military and business organizations. He served over 25 years in the Air Force as a command pilot, strategic planner, and commander and retired in the rank of Colonel. He is currently a corporate pilot and the Director of Safety and Training for a private aviation company operating both fixed and rotary wing aircraft.
In uniform, Tom served with distinction in a variety of operational, staff, and command assignments in U.S and in deployed combat environments. Tom has led large and diverse organizations in the Air Force and directed a $1.7B portfolio that supported and equipped 150+ combat aircraft and 10 pararescue teams for global personnel recovery operations. As a rescue group commander, he led over 450 personnel across four units, providing on-demand global personnel recovery operations. One of Tom’s pivotal assignments was as a U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Group Commander, where he was directly responsible for the military education, leadership training, and professional development of 1000+ U.S. and International cadets. Tom has multiple deployments in support of combat operations and has led search and rescue missions, saving numerous lives in both combat and peacetime environments.
His post-military career has been focused on military consulting, finance and operational risk, technology services and aviation operations. Tom was a former Vice President at Wells Fargo Bank serving on a select Operational Risk Management team tasked to address, solve and implement solutions for high-priority regulatory banking matters. He also has experience in the software development industry supporting military training units.
Tom graduated from Kent State University with a degree in Aviation Technology. He holds an MBA from the University of Phoenix and two additional advanced degrees in Leadership and Strategic Studies and Joint Planning and Strategy. Additionally, Tom serves on the board of two nonprofit organizations supporting and inspiring people in the aviation community, and is an avid supporter for the That Others May Live Foundation. He resides in Virginia with his wife, close to their two adult daughters.
Tom’s passion and talent is to help individuals, teams, and organizations achieve their fullest potential. He is a humble leader and collaborative problem solver, who is comfortable in diverse and complex organizations and working with and inspiring others to find unique solutions for tomorrow’s challenges.