John Tansill

John Tansill retired from the Marine Corps Reserve after 28 years of active and reserve service at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. He served in the Infantry, ANGLICO, Operations Staff, and as a Public Affairs Officer. Tansill received his BA from Seton Hall University where he played basketball as a walk-on in the Big East Conference. He has 13 years’ experience on Wall Street working on the floors of the AMEXN, NYSE, Cantor Fitzgerald, and Morgan Stanley and ran his own business for more than a decade. Tansill has managed more than 300 Marines in a combat zone as a Captain and was a Chief of Staff / Strategic Consultant for CACI International supporting the US Coast Guard Counterterrorism and Port Security efforts for the Department of Homeland Security. Tansill just entered his 10th year in the recruit, train, and deploy model for entry level software developers and cyber professionals. He was excited to join SkillStorm in March 2021 as their Director of Veteran Programs, as they make recruiting Veterans one of their main priorities and have been recognized by VETS Indexes with their 2024 4-Star Award for our Veteran Hiring.