JOHN AVALOS
Chief Growth Officer
As chief growth officer, John is responsible for all business development activities for the company, including building and leading a highly skilled and experienced team of business development professionals; identifying, qualifying, and managing the company’s pipeline; developing new business opportunities; and managing Arcfield’s capture and proposal processes.
John brings to Arcfield more than 27 years of combined government and industry experience, serving in various roles at executive, strategic and operational levels. He has proven success building and managing high-performing organizations serving customers across defense, intelligence, and civilian agency markets and driving growth for his past organizations.
Before coming to Arcfield, John served as chief operating officer at SOS International and led day-to-day operations for the company. Prior to that, he led the business development organization at Booz Allen Hamilton. Earlier in his career, John spent more than ten years at BAE Systems, serving in various leadership roles of increasing responsibility within the company’s intelligence and security sector.
Before joining industry, John served more than eight years in the U.S. Army, conducting intelligence operations supporting tactical units and national-level intelligence agencies.
John received his bachelor’s degree in liberal arts from Excelsior College, a graduate certificate from Marymount University, and a professional certificate from George Mason University. John also completed executive leadership programs at The Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania and the Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford.
