Alex Fink
Alex Fink | |
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.jpg) Official portrait, 2022 | |
| Allegiance | United States |
| Service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1990–2023 |
| Rank | Major General |
| Commands | 4th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) 649th Regional Support Group Logistics Civil Augmentation Program Support Brigade 2nd Battalion, 383rd Regiment |
| Battles / wars | Iraq War War in Afghanistan |
| Awards | Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal |
| Spouse(s) | Janet |
| Children | 3 |
Alex B. Fink is a retired United States Army major general who last served as chief, United States Army Enterprise Marketing team.
Early life and education
[edit]Fink was raised in Oregon, Missouri.[1] He attended the University of Missouri and participated in its ROTC program. He was commissioned as a second lieutenant in 1990.[1]
Fink later earned a Master of Business Administration from the University of Illinois and a Master of Strategic Studies from the United States Army War College.[1]
Military career
[edit]In 1994, Fink transitioned to the Illinois Army National Guard, where he served as a battalion fire support officer and operations officer for the 2nd Battalion, 122nd Field Artillery in Chicago, Illinois.[1]
From 2014 to 2016, Fink served as the commander for the 649th Regional Support Group in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.[1][2] He was then appointed as commander of the United States Army Reserve 4th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) until August 2019.[3][4][5][2]
In 2019, Fink joined active duty officers to explore using big data to improve Army marketing and recruitment initiatives.[6][7]
Civilian career
[edit]As a civilian, Fink worked as a senior business strategy consultant and project manager for The Context Network.[1]
Personal life
[edit]Fink is married to Janet,[5] and has three children.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g "Brigadier General Alex B. Fink > U.S. Army Reserve > Article View". www.usar.army.mil.
- ^ a b KCRG-TV9, Brandi Bachman. "Change of command at Army Reserve in Cedar Rapids". www.kcrg.com.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "The 4th ESC bids farewell to a commanding general". DVIDS.
- ^ "Alex Fink". LinkedIn.
- ^ a b "Brig. Gen. Fink says hello to the 4th ESC" – via www.youtube.com.
- ^ Rempfer, Kyle (August 25, 2019). "Army's new Chicago team will use 'big data' to recruit Gen Z". Army Times.
- ^ "Army stands up Chicago-based marketing operation to help bolster recruitment". Federal News Network. August 22, 2019.