John DeBlasio

John Paul DeBlasio[1] is an American businessman, founder and executive director of the Global Peace and Development (GPD) Charitable Trust.

Early life and education

DeBlasio is a 1989 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, and served 21 years in active and reserve service before retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves Civil Affairs branch in 2011.[2][3]

Career

DeBlasio worked in different management positions in the General Electric Co. (GE) starting in 1994.[4]

DeBlasio co-founded Sallyport Global Services after returning from active duty in 2004, it is a provider of security and facilities management services to USAID prime contractors operating in Iraq, as well as a primary contractor for the United States Department of Defense (DoD), Department of State (DoS) and NASA, among others.[5]

DeBlasio established a private equity firm Bootstrap Capital in 2012 that provides partnership opportunities for small/medium-sized growth and family businesses.[3]

He was CEO of Clear Automation[6] and a corporate/advisory board member of ValAr Frontier, Pax Mondial, Verilogic Solutions and the Chairman of DT Institute and DT Global.[7][8][9] DeBlasio is also an Advisory Board Member for the Acorn Growth Companies Fund IV.[10]

He is moderator and speaker at events on global affairs.[11][12][13]

Management and oversight

In 2021, DeBlasio's enterprises, DT Institute and DT Global, was sued for violating non-profit regulations.[14] DeBlasio is charged with enriching himself by transferring money between his non-profit and for-profit entities with a disregard for federal and local laws.[14] Attorney General for the District of Columbia stated that the public's interest in ensuring that non-profit resources are used for public purposes was neglected, among other concerns about governance, oversight, and conflicts of interest.[14]

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  7. "About us". DT Institute. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  8. "Leadership". dt-global.com. Retrieved 2020-12-05.
  9. "About John DeBlasio | GPD Charitable Trust". Retrieved 2019-10-07.
  10. "John DeBlasio". acorngrowthcompanies.com. Retrieved 2021-01-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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  12. "China Forum | CSSA | Northwestern". cssa.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  13. "2016 Annual Meeting Report - Peace & Security in the Current Global Context" (PDF). Peace and Security Funders Group.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  14. Igoe, Michael (19 April 2022). "USAID contractor accused of misusing its nonprofit affiliate". Devex. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
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