Major General (Retired) Kimberly Colloton

Major General (Retired) Kimberly M. Colloton, a senior executive leader with over 30 years of distinguished service in the U.S. Army, has consistently delivered strategic and enterprise-wide impact across complex global organizations and high-stakes missions. Most recently, she served as the Deputy Chief of Engineers and Deputy Commanding General for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in Washington, D.C. In this role, she provided strategic leadership and oversight for a $90-billion global portfolio and a workforce of 38,000 civilian and military professionals. She drove performance and accountability across resource management, contracting, engineering and construction, human capital, and network modernization, ensuring the effective and efficient delivery of critical capabilities.

Prior to her most recent role, Major General Colloton served as the Deputy Commanding General for Military and International Programs. In this capacity, she led the worldwide execution of U.S. military design and construction, real estate, environmental services, and foreign military sales programs that supported key partners and allies. She also advanced interagency engineering solutions for organizations such as the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Veterans Affairs, thereby strengthening mission readiness across government. Kim’s leadership experience spans multiple command positions, with her most prominent role being the Commanding General of the USACE Transatlantic Division. In this capacity, she directed intricate expeditionary engineering operations to support the Department of Defense, U.S. Central Command, and U.S. Special Operations Command across the Middle East and Central Asia. Her operational experience also includes multiple extended deployments to Afghanistan and Iraq, where she led teams in dynamic and high-risk environments.

Additionally, Kim commanded the USACE South Pacific Division, overseeing a ten-state region encompassing the Western and Southwestern United States. She collaborated closely with state and federal leaders to deliver mission-critical military construction, significant civil works initiatives such as coastal storm damage mitigation and flood risk reduction, water resource planning, environmental programs, and regional emergency preparedness and disaster response operations. Kim has also held key staff positions, including Chief of the Mission Assurance & Protection Division on the Joint Staff in Washington, D.C. 

Kim holds a Bachelor of Architecture and Building Science from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, a Master of Science in Civil Engineering from Stanford University, and a Master of Science in National Resource Strategy with a concentration in strategic materials from the National Defense University’s Eisenhower School. She also completed a fellowship at the RAND Corporation’s Arroyo Center. Currently, she serves as a Non-Executive Director for Bayan Mining and Minerals Limited, an Australian Stock Exchange-listed company, and as a Corporate Advisory Board Member for Strategic Solutions Unlimited, located in Fayetteville, North Carolina.