S2 E11: Co-Founder of Royal Technology & Agriculture, U.S. Army Lt. Col., Ali W. Palmer

Lieutenant Colonel Ali W. Palmer is an Army Engineer officer with a professional career that spans 25 years in a variety of experiences to include military, government, private, non-profit and higher education. A 1997 graduate of West Point Military Academy, he soon after completed Airborne and Ranger training and was stationed in Germany where he deployed to the Balkan region three times. Ali spent the next nine years in multiple command and staff responsibilities in the Army including: basic training company command, battalion operations officer, and General’s Aide for the Army Corps of Engineers division in Baghdad, IRAQ – earning Bronze Star and Combat Action Badge for life-saving actions under fire. Ali left military service in 2006 to pursue an MBA from Harvard Business School and spent the next six years in healthcare, finance, leadership development and facilities engineering. During that time, he was active in his Veterans of Foreign Wars Post and served as a Congressional Nomination Committee Member. In 2013, he started his first company – LIFECON, LLC where he designs and delivers executive leadership coaching to corporate, nonprofit and university senior leaders. In 2014, Ali re-entered the military in the Army Reserves, was promoted to Major in 2016 and recently to Lieutenant Colonel – a full year ahead of schedule. He most recently served as Operations Officer for the Army Corps of Engineers, South Atlantic COVID and Hurricane Response Teams. In 2019, he launched another startup – Royal Technology & Agriculture, a cutting-edge agriculture technology firm providing quality assurance & consulting solutions to a myriad of farmers, brands, retailers and agribusinesses nationwide. Ali is also adjunct faculty at Battlefield Leadership and the Intrepid Leadership Group – two premier corporate leader development companies. He’s a member of the US Army Ranger Association, sits on multiple boards, speaks three languages, and is a Certified Engineer in the State of NY.