Advisors

Fred Weyand - Advisor

Gen. Frederick C. Weyand, 93, U.S. Army, retired of Honolulu died on Wednesday, February 10, 2010. Gen. Weyand was the last commander of U.S. military operations in the Vietnam War from

1972-73 and served as the 28th U.S. Army chief of staff from 1974-76. ACI mourns the loss of friend, lead investor and longtime advisor, GEN Fred Weyand (USA Ret). General Weyand's lifelong service to his country in and out of uniform has left an indelible legacy of patriotism that generations of Americans will long remember. ACI expresses deepest sympathies to the family of General Weyand.




Board of Advisors

The company’s team of advisors enhances ACI’s business development efforts in several ways:

  • By providing ACI with substantial industry expertise;
  • By sharing their knowledge, guidance and contacts in further broadening ACI’s customer base;
  • By augmenting ACI’s management staff

ACI’s current and past advisory team has included a diverse and well-informed group of highly qualified experts:

  • Internationally-Recognized Virtual Reality Expert CEO
  • Former Army Chief of Staff of the U.S Army (the Army’s highest ranking officer)
  • Former Sergeant Major of the U.S. Army (the Army’s highest ranking enlisted soldier)
  • Former Leader of all U.S. Army Simulation & Training Programs
  • Former Staff Director of The Senate Appropriations Sub-Committee On Defense; and
  • Senior Officials From Federal Law Enforcement Agencies

ACI’s present advisor team lineup includes:

Craig Whelden - Senior Advisor
U.S. Army Major General (Retired)
  • Former Deputy Commander of the U.S. Army, Pacific
  • Former Commanding General of the U.S. Army's Community & Family Support Center (oversight of Army Morale, Welfare, and Recreation [MWR] $1.5 Billion program)
Jack Tilley - Advisor
Sergeant Major of the Army (Retired)

  • Former Sergeant Major of the Army (Chief of Staff’s Personal Advisor)
  • Co-Chair American Freedom Foundation
Leif Hendrickson - Advisor
United States Marine Corps Brigadier General (Retired)

  • Former Commanding General, Marine Corps Base, Quantico, Virginia ($136 MM operating budget)
  • Former Commanding General/President – Marine Corps University
  • Executive Director for Marketing & Business Development – Tompkins Builders, Inc.
Charles Berman - Advisor
Partner, Stockton Funds

  • Partner – Stockton Funds, a San Francisco based firm focused on investments & analysis, including new company funding
  • 30 Years Business Experience
  • 15 Years in Executive Management as CEO, COO, President, & EVP

Max Fratoddi - Advisor
President, The CDX Group

  • 24 Years as Special Agent of the FBI
  • President of consulting firm providing solutions for homeland, international, & corporate security challenges
Kevin Bachus - Advisor
Video Game Industry Expert

  • One of four developers of Microsoft’s Xbox videogame system concept
  • Former CEO of Infinium Labs Inc., developer of the Phantom Game Service
  • Co-Founder & VP Publishing Capital Entertainment Group (CEG) – the computer and video game industry's first independent production company
  • One of the best-known and most highly respected executives in the video game industry
Dr Chirinjeev Baboo Kathuria - Advisor
MD from Brown, MBA from Stanford

  • Founded and Built Business Valued at a Combined $1-2 Billion.
  • Chairman of PlanetSpace
  • Setup Morgan Stanley's Investment Banking operations in India
  • Helped develop Arthur D. Little biotechnology and health care policy practice in Europe