Alex Fink

Alex B. Fink is a retired United States Army major general who last served as chief, United States Army Enterprise Marketing team.

Alex Fink
Official portrait, 2022
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1990–2023
RankMajor General
Commands held4th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary)
649th Regional Support Group
Logistics Civil Augmentation Program Support Brigade
2nd Battalion, 383rd Regiment
Battles/warsIraq War
War in Afghanistan
AwardsLegion of Merit
Bronze Star Medal
Spouse(s)Janet
Children3

Early life and education

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

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

As a civilian, Fink worked as a senior business strategy consultant and project manager for The Context Network.[1]

Personal life

Fink is married to Janet,[5] and has three children.[1]

References
  1. "Brigadier General Alex B. Fink > U.S. Army Reserve > Article View". www.usar.army.mil.
  2. KCRG-TV9, Brandi Bachman. "Change of command at Army Reserve in Cedar Rapids". www.kcrg.com.
  3. "The 4th ESC bids farewell to a commanding general". DVIDS.
  4. "Alex Fink". LinkedIn.
  5. "Brig. Gen. Fink says hello to the 4th ESC" – via www.youtube.com.
  6. Rempfer, Kyle (August 25, 2019). "Army's new Chicago team will use 'big data' to recruit Gen Z". Army Times.
  7. "Army stands up Chicago-based marketing operation to help bolster recruitment". Federal News Network. August 22, 2019.
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