About Me

John V. Tieso is an internationally recognized author, speaker, and consultant in strategic business management. Born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts, he currently lives and works in Arlington, Virginia.

Mr. Tieso is a product of both the Catholic and public educational community in Boston, graduating in 1968 with a bachelor’s degree in History from Boston State College. Entering the Army during the Vietnam-era, Mr. Tieso served honorably in both the active military and the Reserve Components, retiring in 1988 as a Sergeant Major, Army Reserve.

Following active duty in 1984, Mr. Tieso was employed by the United States Department of Labor, eventually serving as the Acting Director, Office of Veterans’ Reemployment Rights. In 1990, he transferred first to the US Army Corps of Engineers as a senior information planner, and eventually to the office of the Secretary of Defense where he served as the Deputy Director, Process Improvement. He retired from the Federal Civilian Service in 1997.

Mr. Tieso’s expertise lies in the development of data as a resource. He was deeply involved in defining knowledge management in the Federal sector, and has since been involved in the development of standards and technology for enterprise architecture development.

In all of this, his first love still remains in history and historical eras. He has researched extensively in the era of the American Revolution, and modern business practice; however, he also remains a particular fan of Arab culture and the Arab mind. It is to this area of interest that encouraged him to write Bernie Minihan’s Dilemma. That book enabled him to combine his love for Boston and its communities, with a stark realization that danger is around us at all times, and in every community. A second volume, Avoiding False Mirrors: Thoughts on Process Innovation for Learning Organizations, is in publication for October, 2005.

Mr. Tieso lives in the Arlington, Virginia community just outside the nation’s Capital with his wife Therese, son John.