Louis Rago serves as Program Director at Jones Group Middle East, bringing more than 35 years of military leadership, strategic planning, and international defense advisory experience. A retired U.S. Army Colonel, Louis specializes in defense modernization, organizational transformation, operational planning, and leadership development, with extensive experience supporting military organizations across the Middle East, Africa, Europe, and Asia.
At Jones Group, Louis advises senior Saudi military leadership on defense transformation initiatives, supporting organizational development, military governance, and operational effectiveness. Before joining Jones Group, he served as Director of Land Programs at Vinnell Arabia, overseeing a $240 million training and modernization program supporting the Saudi Arabian National Guard. His distinguished U.S. Army career included serving as Chief of Staff of U.S. Army Africa and commanding a brigade combat team of more than 6,000 soldiers in South Korea.
Louis holds a Master of Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College, a Master of Military Arts and Sciences from the School of Advanced Military Studies, and a bachelor's degree in Political Science from The Citadel. He also completed a postgraduate fellowship in international affairs and governmental studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, bringing extensive operational leadership and international perspective to Jones Group's defense advisory engagements.