Robin Rand
Located In: Colorado
Position: Fellow
General (Ret) Robin Rand served for over 40 years on active duty in the United States Air Force, that included six overseas assignments; multiple flying assignments and duty as an air liaison officer with the U.S. Army; studies at the Naval War College; several Pentagon staff tours; and eight different command tours. His last active-duty assignment was Commander, Air Force Global Strike Command, and Commander, Air Forces Strategic-Air. He is a command pilot with over 5,100 flying hours, mostly in the F-16, including more than 480 combat hours.
After retiring from the Air Force in Sep 2018, he served as Chief Executive Officer, Gary Sinise Foundation, a veteran and first responder non-profit support organization, until July 2021; as the Chairman of the Arnold Air Society and Silver Wings Chairman Board of Trustees until April 2023; and as a Top Aces Corporation proxy board of directors member until Jul 2023.
In addition to Victory Strategies, he is the interim Executive Director of the Oklahoma Aerospace & Defense Innovation Institute (OADII) at the University of Oklahoma (OU); Air and Spaces Forces Association board of directors member; United Stated Air Force Academy Falcon Foundation trustee; LEONID board of advisors member; Baker Donelson strategic advisor in government relations and public policy; United States Air Force adjunct contract professor and senior mentor; and senior consultant for several for-profit defense industry companies.
General Rand has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Aviation Science from the United States Air Force Academy; Master of Science degree in aeronautical science from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; and Master of Arts degree in national security policy from the Naval War College.
Robin has been married to Kim for over 44 years, and they are grateful parents of two children and three grandchildren. They live in Colorado and are avid skiers.