COL (Ret.) Dean M. Hoffman IV, is the Cofounder and President of
Accel Innovation Corporation (AIC). AIC is a Service Disabled Veteran
Owned Business that helps bring industry’s most innovative
technologies and government requirements together through
business and management consulting services; along with serving as
channel partner.

Prior to establishing AIC, Dean served over 30 years in United States
Army in both Special Operations and Government Acquisition, with a
majority of that time focused on supporting rapid acquisitions. Dean
has over 20 years of senior executive experience leading complex and diverse organizations
ranging from a small organization of 38 to 11,546-personnel. During his service, Dean’s teams
were recognized by the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics and Technology)
as “Project Manager Team of the Year” and “Product Manager Team of the Year” while serving
at Project Manager Soldier Protective and Individual Equipment (PM SPIE) and Product
Manager Medium Altitude Reconnaissance and Surveillance Systems (PM MARSS). Dean has
served internationally numerous times, to include both Iraq and Afghanistan. His last four years
of service was as the Joint Special Operation Command (JSOC) Chief Financial Officer and Chief
of Innovation.

Dean is an innovative thinker and problem solver that is known to build successful teams
through networking, communication and mentorship. As a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt
and Scrum Master, Dean understands process improvement and when to take calculated risks
to streamline processes that exceed customer’s expectations. He holds two Master’s degrees
National Resource Strategy from Eisenhower School and System Acquisition Management from
Naval Postgraduate School. In addition, he has Bachelor’s degrees in both Business
Administration and Economics from Lycoming College. He currently serves on two Non-Profit
Organizations Board of Directors and holds Top Secret clearance with Full Scope Polygraph.
Dean and his wife Angela, and two daughters currently live in Pinehurst, North Carolina. He
enjoys hunting, fishing and traveling the world.