Robert L. Zackery III, President of Primer Development Group, has nearly thirty years of experience coaching, developing, leading, and training individuals and teams to succeed. Primer D.G. enhances organizational performance by reshaping individual and team behaviors, optimizing effectiveness, and sharpening competitive advantage.
Zack is a Senior Fellow at The Center for the Study of the Presidency and Congress, Washington, D.C.. He serves as Treasurer at the BLK OPS Foundation, Vice-President of the Special Operations Memorial Foundation, holds the role of Adjunct Instructor at Joint Special Operations University, and volunteers for the HC Sheriff’s Office Detention Services Resurgence Program.
Primer Development Group has delivered consulting services for a Fortune 2 company, other public and private companies, law enforcement agencies, the Department of Defense and the Department of Justice. Zack has also lectured at the U.S. Air Force Academy and Yale University.
He holds a graduate-level academic background in Strategic Leadership. Zack has earned certificates from esteemed institutions, including Harvard, MIT, the University of North Carolina, and the University of South Florida. Zack is a retired USAF TACP/Special Operator and Command Chief Master Sergeant with nine combat deployments, including the initial invasions of Afghanistan and Iraq. Additionally, he fostered partnership capacity
with 22 nations on behalf of the Department of State and Department of Defense.
Zack led institutional change within the 74,000-strong U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), collecting functional data and delivering operational recommendations to the Commander, as directed by the President of the United States, with oversight from the Secretary of Defense and Congress. Zack’s enthusiasm for people, culture, and strategy has been eloquently displayed through his travels spanning 54 countries.
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