Brett has over 29 years of experience leading Department of Defense organizations and advising senior leaders on strategy, requirements and resource prioritization. His areas of expertise include Joint requirements, installations and energy policy, integrated air and missile defense and counter-unmanned systems, and the way capabilities and requirements are aligned with Department of Defense and Joint Force priorities.
Before joining Cypress International, Brett served at every level of operational organization, including command of Field Artillery units at the battalion and brigade level. On the Joint Staff J-8, as Director of the Requirements Division, he led the review and validation of Joint Force protection requirements, guiding multi-agency teams in portfolios that included counter-unmanned systems, integrated air and missile defense and force protection, work that fed directly into programming and acquisition priorities through the JCIDS and JROC processes. His final Army assignment was Chief of Staff to the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment, where he directed strategy execution and policy integration across military housing, energy resilience, environmental stewardship and infrastructure modernization, shaping multi-billion-dollar investment decisions.
In his current role, Brett helps clients identify growth opportunities and align their offerings with Department of Defense investment strategies. His combination of operational and warfighting experience with an insider's view of senior-level requirements and resourcing processes lets him bridge capability development with defense industry priorities.
