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WEST POINT, N.Y. – Last week, leadership at the U.S. Military Academy announced the appointment of Abdul Subhani to the position of Distinguished Chair of Innovation and Strategic Engagement.
Subhani, a well-known and highly respected member of the Information Technology industry, is a Pakistani-born American businessman, author, investor, and philanthropist. He is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer of Centex Technologies, an IT consulting company that he founded in 2006. He also serves on the Board of Advisors at the Center for a New American Security, a Washington D.C. based think tank, and he is the Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army for the Capitol Region of Texas.
“His selection for this position is a testament to his unique experiences that crosscut the tech sector and the inner workings of the Department of Defense,” said 61st Superintendent Lt. Gen. Steven W. Gilland after the appointment ceremony. “His body of work is exemplary for this far-reaching role.”
AUSTIN, Texas – Austin-based tech leader Abdul Subhani is invariably passionate about IT and innovation.
When he isn’t guiding the work of his IT consulting firm, Centex Technologies, he can often be found teaching advanced computer science courses to college students, writing textbooks on information security, or speaking to the nuances of the rapidly changing IT field.