Major Giancarlo Newsome, son of an Italian beneficiary of the Marshall Plan, is a former Army Aviator who has held Director and VP level international sales and marketing positions for various Fortune 500 companies. Appointed a 38G Military Governance Specialist Economist/Commerce Officer in 2017, he is presently assigned to the U.S. Army Reserves 75th Innovation Command in Houston, Texas. He served a tour of duty with U.S. Army Africa, and speaks English, Italian, French, Portuguese and Spanish.