Primary Job Title Director, Military Engagement, Microsoft Military Affairs Primary Organization 
Microsoft
Location Bellevue, Washington, United States Regions Greater Seattle Area, West Coast, Western US Gender Male
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Joe Wallis is currently Director of Military Engagement, Microsoft Military Affairs.
Joe is a retired Lieutenant Colonel from the United States Marine Corps Reserve. Upon commissioning as a Second Lieutenant, Joe served over five years on active duty as a Communications Officer and Recruit Training Commander. He continued serving in the Marine
Corps Reserve with 28 years of combined active and reserve service. Post 9/11/2001, Joe served over 5 years on active duty. He worked on NATO accession in Eastern Europe with EUCOM and then supported SOUTHCOM in Central and South America designing training for UN Peacekeeping Missions globally. Joe completed his reserve time on active orders with Headquarters Marine Corps Manpower Management as the Section Head of Active Duty Officer Career Counseling.
Joe’s corporate experience has been in talent management and acquisition. He has held staffing, consulting and leadership positions with Bradley-Morris, Accenture, A.T. Kearney Executive Search and Washington Mutual Bank. His recruiting experience spans over 20 years supporting IT, Manufacturing, Finance, Consulting and Supply Chain. Well over half of his experience in recruiting has been focused on transitioning veterans. He is honored to have a role at Microsoft that allows him to serve military veterans.
Joe has a BS from the U.S. Naval Academy and a MA from the University of Miami in International Relations. He has also studied at the Naval War College, Joint Forces Staff College, and the National Defense University.
