Robert Masaitis

Brigadier General (ret.) Rob Masaitis joined TRG in February 2026 after over 30 years of Air Force service. He is a senior leader seasoned in driving strategic outcomes through deliberate strategy formulation, planning, and execution. In addition to his extensive special operations and joint force experience, he has an unparalleled reputation for leading cross-functional teams solving the hardest problems of national defense.

Rob completed his Air Force service as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s Deputy Director for Global Integration, leading the Joint Force and ally & partner nations collaborative efforts to achieve the military objectives defined in the National Defense Strategy (NDS). Rob also designed and led a year-long campaign of learning for the top 4-star cohort and key undersecretary-level leaders, building a collective understanding of likely future force limitations.

Prior to service with CJCS, Rob led the U.S. Air Force’s capability development teams charged with transforming the service for peer adversary conflict, orchestrating the efforts of 200+ officers and civilians developing transformational roadmaps to bridge the most critical future warfighting gaps. Those efforts shaped $17B of the service’s resources and defined the requirements for an additive $90B Secretary of the Air Force request, turning critical concepts into reality.

Before assuming his strategic roles, he commanded teams in positions of increasing complexity, responsibility, and accountability at the squadron, group, special operations air component, and wing level. During his final command, he led a 6,500-person wing, installation, and associated 70K+ acre air-to-ground training range complex serving a population of 14,500 service- and family members, overseeing a $178M annual budget, and progressing $144M in active and future construction projects.

Rob is a distinguished graduate of National Defense University’s Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy, completed both the US Air Force’s School for Advanced Air and Space Power Studies program and the Weapons Instructor Course. He holds master’s degrees in business and defense analysis, as well as a BS in Engineering from the US Air Force Academy. He is a Special Operations aviator with over 3,600 hours in AC-130, MC-130, and U-28 aircraft—1,000+ of which were in combat.