Kevin Rivers

SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY, MS OPERATIONS RESEARCH | US AIR FORCE

FOCUS AREA: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS & PUBLIC POLICY

Kevin is an Acquisitions officer in the United States Air Force. He has served as a Project Manager for business enterprise systems, space control assets, and acquisition policy reform initiatives, along with Executive Officer roles. Kevin was selected as a 2016 Education with Industry (EWI) Fellow leading cybersecurity programs at La Quinta Inns & Suites corporate headquarters under the apprenticeship of the Chief Information Security Officer and C-level executives. Kevin was competitively selected in 2017 to be within the US Special Operation Command’s Acquisition Ghost Platoon where he had a leading role in pioneering a Rapid Prototyping Event to accelerate advanced drone technology application. Kevin holds a BS in Management from the US Air Force Academy and a MS in Operations Research from Southern Methodist University.