LTG Thomas H. Todd III, USA
Class of 1989
Hometown: Tuscaloosa, Al
Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Thomas Todd is the owner of Noble Tech Strategies and advises companies on advancing values-based technology in support of American national security. He joined the Board of Directors, Airbus U.S. Space & Defense in September 2023.
Lt. Gen. Todd is retired from the U.S. Army; his last assignment was as Deputy Commanding General for Acquisition and Systems, Army Futures Command. In this assignment, Lt. Gen. Todd was AFC’s Chief Innovation Officer and led technology integration and capabilities development in the Army’s research laboratories and centers.
A career Army Aviator, Lt. Gen. Todd’s 34-year career combined aviation command roles with leadership positions in acquisition, modernization, and research and development.
He previously served at the executive level in numerous roles: Special Assistant for Acquisition and Systems Management to the Commanding General, U.S. Army Materiel Command; Program Executive Officer for Army Aviation; Deputy Commanding General of Research, Development and Engineering Command; Senior Commander of Natick Soldier Systems Center; and Modernization Advisor to the Director, Army Capabilities Integration Center.
Lt. Gen. Todd led Army and Joint programs at all echelons, delivering advanced capabilities to Soldiers, joint services, other government agencies, and over 60 foreign allied nations. He developed and delivered advanced capabilities for the CH-47F, H-60M, H-60V, AH-64E, Improved Turbine Engine, MQ-1C Gray Eagle ER, UH-72 Lakota, EMARSS-E, and the Black Hawk Aircrew Trainer. His joint assignments include: Defense Contract Management Agency Special Programs Multi-Service Team and Chief of Contracts, Joint Task Force Bravo, Honduras. Operationally, he served with aviation units in the Republic of Korea and Fort Hood, Texas.
LTG Todd is an honor graduate of the Army’s Initial Entry Rotary Wing training and a graduate of the Kiowa and Black Hawk Maintenance Test Pilot courses. He holds Masters of Science degrees in Contract Management and Strategic Studies from the Florida Institute of Technology and the U.S. Air War College, respectively.
He is an Air Assault graduate and a Senior Army Aviator, rated in the UH-1 Iroquois, OH-58 A/C Kiowa, UH-60 A/L/M Black Hawk and CH-47 D/F Chinook helicopters.