Cory Brown Named Dayton Aerospace Vice President and Board Member

Col Cory Brown, USAF (Ret)

We kick off the new year with good news: Colonel Cory Brown, USAF (retired), is promoted from Dayton Aerospace Senior Associate to Vice President, and joined the firm's Board of Directors effective January 1.

Cory will assist in strategic decisions and planning as a Dayton Aerospace partner and board member and will continue to support clients with his unique senior military expertise in several areas, including acquisition strategy and management, risk management, portfolio management, strategic planning and communication, and program management.

Since joining us in 2023, Cory has brought tremendous value to our industry and defense clients. In September 2023, he retired as System Program Director, B-2 Division, Bombers Directorate, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Ohio, after 25 years of service. In this position, he led a $3.2 billion portfolio including more than 850 cross-functional personnel at four geographically dispersed sites, driving successful delivery of cutting-edge software and hardware capabilities to ensure the B-2 remained viable in a highly contested environment. Prior to that, he held several other leadership roles, including Chief of Analysis for the Program Budget Analysis Directorate, J8 Force Structure, Resource and Assessment, Joint Staff, Washington, DC; and Senior Program Manager, Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) Division, Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) at Hill Air Force Base, Utah.

Cory joined Dayton Aerospace as a senior associate to consult with government and defense industry partners on a host of services, including strategic planning, portfolio management, systems engineering, digital materiel management, and program execution support.

For more information, visit Cory's profile here and see the full press release below.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

DAYTON AEROSPACE, INC., PROMOTES COLONEL CORY BROWN, USAF (RET), TO VICE PRESIDENT, BOARD OF DIRECTORS

• Col. Cory Brown will provide Dayton Aerospace clients counsel with his senior military expertise in several areas, including acquisition strategy and management, risk management, portfolio management, strategic planning and communication, and program management. In addition, he’ll have the opportunity to build a deeper bench of relationships with industry and government partners.

• Prior to joining Dayton Aerospace in 2023, he retired as System Program Director, B-2 Division, Bombers Directorate, at Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, where he managed a $3.2 billion portfolio.

• Col. Brown joined Dayton Aerospace’s board of directors effective January 1, 2026.

DAYTON, Ohio – JANUARY 5, 2026 – Dayton Aerospace, Inc., a Dayton, Ohio-based executive management and technical services firm, announced today that Col. Cory Brown, U.S. Air Force (retired), is promoted from Senior Associate to Vice President, and joined its Board of Directors effective January 1, 2026.

Col. Brown will participate in corporate strategic planning as a Dayton Aerospace partner and board member. He will also provide clients counsel with his unique senior military expertise in several areas, including acquisition strategy and management, risk management, portfolio management, strategic planning and communication, and program management.

In September 2023, Col. Brown retired as System Program Director, B-2 Division, Bombers Directorate, of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center (AFLCMC) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base (WPAFB), Ohio, after 25 years of service. In this last position with the Air Force, he led a $3.2 billion portfolio including more than 850 cross-functional personnel at four geographically dispersed sites, driving successful delivery of cutting-edge software and hardware capabilities to ensure the B-2 remained viable in a highly contested environment. He held several other leadership roles, including Chief of Analysis for the Program Budget Analysis Directorate, J8 Force Structure, Resource and Assessment, Joint Staff, Washington, D.C., and Senior Program Manager, Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) Division, Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) at Hill Air Force Base, Utah. He initially joined Dayton Aerospace in 2023 as a senior associate to consult with government and defense industry partners on a host of services, including strategic planning, portfolio management, systems engineering, digital materiel management, and program execution support.

“Cory has led across different programs and domains,” Dayton Aerospace President Chris Coombs said. “His leadership experience at AFLCMC and AFGSC, and in counseling the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, made him a great addition to Dayton Aerospace two years ago. His promotion is the result of how he provides incredible value to our clients, , especially the Air Force, as the nation modernizes and prepares for high-tech adversaries and digital transformation.”

“I’m extremely excited to join the board and work with my fellow board members,” Col. Brown said. He also looks forward to developing more relationships and continuing to create connections for clients between the strategic, national picture, and the execution piece within the government and industry. “It’s a passion of mine to help clients connect the national perspective and the daily work done by project managers. I find great satisfaction in being able to help them see their ‘why.’”

About Dayton Aerospace

Dayton Aerospace is a small, veteran-owned, management and technical services consulting firm specializing in hard-to-do tasks requiring deep acquisition, logistics and sustainment expertise. Experts are all retired senior military officers, U.S. Government civilians or defense industry executives who average over 30 years of experience covering all technical and management disciplines essential to weapon system acquisition and sustainment. Since 1984, the firm has provided government and industry with a wide range of valuable, cost-effective support throughout the acquisition life cycle, including: special studies and analyses, logistics and sustainment strategy, engineering and technical problem solving, management processes and tools, and proposal strategy and development.

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For more information on Dayton Aerospace or to schedule an interview, please contact Chris Coombs at 937.426.4300 or chris.coombs@daytonaero.com. Visit Cory Brown’s executive profile at https://www.daytonaero.com/our-experts/cory-brown.