Jonathan Powers is a Special Advisor on Energy in the Office of the
Assistant Secretary of the Army (Installations, Energy, and
Environment).  Prior to his current position, Jon served as the Chief
Operating Officer at the Truman National Security Project.  He has also
served as the Veterans Program Director for The Eleison Group, LLC,
where he worked on developing the outreach efforts of the progressive
community to veterans and military families.  Prior to joining The
Eleison Group, he served for four years as an Officer in the U.S. Army,
including a 15 month tour in Iraq as part of Operation Iraq Freedom I. 
In 2005, Jon founded War Kids Relief after returning to Iraq as a
civilian to develop programs to engage Iraq’s youth and minimize
recruitment by radicalized elements.  The youth and counterterrorism
research and program development efforts led to War Kids Relief becoming
a leading advocacy organization working to create a bridge between
American and Iraqi youth to build a foundation for peace.  In 2008, Jon
was a Democratic candidate for New York’s 26th Congressional District.