General (retd.) Gary Brito

Former Commanding General, US Army TRADOC IAV Stream Chairman

General (retired) Gary Brito is a distinguished four-star U.S. Army leader whose 38-year career reflects exceptional strategic vision, operational excellence, and enterprise transformation at the highest levels of government.

General Brito is now President of The Brito Group, LLC, providing strategic advisory services and public speaking. He brings deep expertise in governance, coaching, strategy and organizational leadership.

Before retiring, he served as the Commanding General of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command – a command that drove the Army's institutional engine for training, education, and development. He was the 18th and final commanding general of TRADOC before its historic merger with AFC and establishment of T2COM.

Previously, as the U.S. Army Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel (G-1), he led end-to-end human capital, readiness, and workforce policy for the entire Army. His people-first, data-driven approach strengthened fiscal accountability, optimized talent management, and elevated organizational readiness and expert HR support to the total Army of approximately 1 million personnel.

General Brito also commanded the Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning, GA and the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk, LA – two of the nation's most critical training and force-generation platforms – where he drove innovation, advanced organizational agility, leader development and operational preparation.

Gary Brito holds a bachelor's degree from Penn State University, a master's degree in human resource management from Troy State University and completed elite executive programs including Leadership at the Peak and MIT's Seminar XXI. He received Penn State University's Distinguished Alumni Award in 2025 – the institution's highest honor.