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General Paul J. Kern, USA (Ret.)

General Paul J. Kern, USA (Ret.) is currently a Senior Counselor of The Cohen Group. Until his retirement from active duty in 2005, he was commanding general of the U.S. Army Materiel Command. In this capacity, he was responsible for research and development, sustainment, and support to procurement for the entire U.S. Army. Prior to that, he served as the military deputy to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology and was the senior military advisor to the Army Acquisition Executive and the Army Chief of Staff on all research, development and acquisition programs and related issues. General Kern holds the Class of 1950 Chair for Advanced Technology at the United States Military Academy and is an adjunct professor at the University of Southern California. He served as a member of the board of directors of Anteon International Corporation from 2005 until 2006 and is currently a director of iRobot Corporation.