Lieutenant General (ret) Jason T. Evans is currently serving as the Chief Executive Officer for Operation Stand Down Tennessee. Jason previously served as Chief Operating Officer for Tennessee State University. He has four decades of distinguished service with the United States Army. As an accomplished strategic leader, he has extensive command and staff experience, leading and taking care of people at every level of the Army.

In his culminating assignment with the Army, Jason was selected to serve as the Army’s first Deputy Chief of Staff, G9 (Installations), responsible for providing best Military advice to Secretary of the Army and the Chief of Staff of the Army for budget management of an $18B portfolio, policy, and regulatory guidance for 141 camps, posts, and stations Army-wide. The Secretary of the Army designated the Army G9 to lead the Army’s Quality of Life Task Force with the charter of improving the quality of life for 1.1 million Soldiers and their families in Housing/Barracks, Health Care, Child Care, Spouse Employment and Permanent Change of Station moves.

Jason also has over 30 years of serving in and leading the Army’s most prominent and complex Human Resources commands and organizations. He served as the Director Military Personnel Management, Headquarters Department of the Army, G1 and the Commanding General, U.S. Army Human Resources Command.

He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and master’s degrees in business administration and national resource strategy.

His awards and decorations include the Distinguished Service Medal (with three Oak Leaf Clusters), Legion of Merit (with two Oak Leaf Clusters), Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (with four Oak Leaf Clusters), Army Commendation Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Army Achievement Medal (with Oak Leaf Cluster), Parachutist Badge, and the Army Staff Identification Badge.