Reffett Associates Seeking Vice President of Development for the Army Historical Foundation
October 28, 2026 – WA-based Reffett Associates was recently retained by the Army Historical Foundation to recruit its next vice president of development.
The Army Historical Foundation is the non-profit organization that supports the National Museum of the United States Army, which honors the service and sacrifice of American soldiers throughout the Army’s history. The vice president of development will play a critical role in the foundation’s fundraising and donor relationships.
The engagement draws on the firm’s long experience recruiting leaders for associations and nonprofits and its deep commitment to the military community. Reffett Associates is a veteran-owned firm whose leadership includes graduates of West Point and the Air Force Academy.
The Army Historical Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting the history and heritage of the U.S. Army. Established in 1983, the Foundation supports educational programs, historical research, publications, and preservation initiatives, and it played a central role in the development of the National Museum of the United States Army at Fort Belvoir, VA. The organization works with donors, veterans, military families, historians, and the broader public to help ensure the Army’s history is documented, interpreted, and shared with future generations.
Reffett Associates is a nationally recognized executive search firm. The boutique talent provider has extensive experience in retail and consumer packaged goods, private equity, commercial and federal services, government sectors, and associations and non-profits. Its team is made up of executives with tangible industry experience, possessing real world, relatable knowledge about the challenges executives face in managing talent in a competitive marketplace. Reffett Associates has office locations in the metro areas surrounding Seattle, WA; Washington, DC; Metro, NY; and Dallas, TX.
Bill Reffett has successfully identified and placed key executive leaders for major companies across the United States. Prior to establishing Reffett & Associates, he was a vice president and partner with Korn Ferry, where he was responsible for initiating the firm’s national supermarket practice. Mr. Reffett has 27 years of combined active and reserve military experience, retiring as a Colonel.
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Eric Reffett joined Reffett Associates having spent 19 years at Booz Allen Hamilton where he led a variety of efforts for U.S. government clients, most recently leading many of Booz Allen’s efforts in the chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear arena. Dr. Reffett serves as a managing director focusing on the public sector, government contracting & professional services, and associations & non-profits practices and leads Reffett Associates’ Washington, D.C. office.
Naval Postgraduate School Search
Reffett Associates is also currently leading the provost and academic dean search for the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS). The school is looking for an institutional leader with established academic credentials and demonstrated leadership qualities–military experience is not required; rather NPS is seeking someone with an extensive academic and administrative background.
The position of dean is appointed by the secretary of the Navy and will require a visionary academic leader with a doctoral or terminal degree in a relevant discipline and a deep understanding of the Department of War and Department of the Navy’s needs.
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“In a world that continues to grow in uncertainty,” said Marshall Reffett. “Training and educating the premiere fighting force and officer Corp in the planet is critical. The next provost at the Naval Postgraduate School will play a central role in educating not just the next generation of naval officers and scientists but also in training and educating officers in every branch of service. We commit to finding the best and most qualified candidates for this critical recruitment.”
Located in Monterey, CA, NPS offers master’s and doctoral degrees in more than 70 fields of study. The school also offers research fellowships at the postdoctoral level. The Postgraduate school offers degrees in fields such as management, cybersecurity, engineering, energy management, all the STEM disciplines, and National Security Studies. Notably, more than 40 Astronauts have graduated from the Naval Postgraduate School.
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Contributed by Scott A. Scanlon, Editor-in-Chief and Dale M. Zupsansky, Executive Editor – Hunt Scanlon Media
