Doug Cherry

Biography

Doug Cherry is the CEO of Monterey Technologies, Inc. (MTI). Prior to joining MTI full time on October 1, 2020, Doug was a career Army officer retiring as a Brigadier General after 37 years of service in a combination of enlisted and commissioned time, active duty and reserve service. He split his time between operational assignments and Force Management assignments.

From 2006-2009, he served as the Army's Tactical Wheeled Vehicle Requirements Staff Officer in the Army's G-3/5/7 at the Pentagon. In this assignment he was responsible for the requirements and development of such notable systems as the Up-Armored HMMWV, the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV), Joint High-Speed Vessel (JHSV), and the Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) Vehicle, for which he was presented the prestigious Pace Award. Doug's expertise on the MRAP's development process plays a significant role in MTI's current internal processes.

From 2012 to 2016, Doug was the Director of Force Management for the Army Reserve. In this role, he developed the design for the 195,000 Soldier force and led the team that developed and implemented a standard organizational design for command and control headquarters that created a more efficient organization while preserving resources for investment in critical operational forces.

In his final assignment, Doug commanded the 76th Division (Operational Response) with nearly 7,000 Soldiers and civilians spread across the globe. Throughout this assignment, he was dual-hatted as the Commander of Task Force 76 for US Army North with the mission to be prepared to respond to domestic disasters within 96-hours. Notably, his unit was activated as Task Force West to support our whole-of-nation response to the COVID-19 pandemic where he served as Commander, directing and overseeing field hospital setup across the 12 states in the three western FEMA regions (less AK).

Doug has extensive organizational and materiel development experience and has successfully led military and civilian organizations from well established companies to start-ups. He also sits on a variety of boards and advisory groups including the Board of Directors of the Montana State University Innovation Campus, The Beehive Energy Alliance, and the Military Advisory Committee for the National Ability Center.