David R. Hibner is the Director of the U.S. Army Geospatial Center (AGC) and U.S. Army Geospatial Research Laboratory (GRL) in Alexandria, Virginia and serves on the Army Staff as the Geospatial Information Officer (GIO) of the Army. He leads and directs the research, development, and integration of the Army Geospatial Enterprise to enable systems within Programs of Record; lends Geospatial Intelligence expertise to develop and field tools for optimize location data; and provides geospatial products, data, and training for an array of military operations. He is also the Geospatial Research and Engineering Research Development Area’s Senior Executive lead serving as senior technical advisor to the Engineer Research & Development Center (ERDC), the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and Army Activities.
Mr. Hibner has also served as an Interim Programs Director in the USACE South Pacific Division from November, 2023 to July, 2024. He came to the Army Geospatial Center and the Geospatial Research Lab in 2022 after his retirement from active duty after more than 30 years of service to the Army. His career of service culminated as the Commander of the U.S. Army Geospatial Center. During his career he served as G3, Operations Officer, USACE, Special Assistant to the Chief of Staff of the Army, Executive Officer to the Deputy Commanding General, USACE, and Executive Officer to the Commanding General of NATO Training Mission – Afghanistan in addition to command assignments from platoon to brigade level. His awards and decorations included the Legion of Merit, the Silver Star, and the Purple Heart.
Career Chronology:
- OCT 2022 to Present: Director, AGC and GRL, and GIO of the Army
- NOV 2023 to JUL 2024: Interim Programs Director, South Pacific Division, USACE
College:
2015 – 2016 Master of Strategic Studies Awarded June 2016
U.S. Army War College, Carlisle PA GPA: N/A, Distinguished Graduate
2005 – 2007 International Master of Business Administration Awarded May 2007 University of South Carolina, Columbia SC GPA: 3.97/4.00, Distinguished Graduate
1999 – 2000 Master of Science in Engineering Management Awarded May 2000 University of Missouri Science and Technology GPA: 4.00/4.00, Distinguished Graduate
1991 – 1996 Bachelor of Science in Construction Management Awarded May 1996 Purdue University, West Lafayette IN GPA: 3.65/4.00, Distinguished Graduate
Significant Training:
MAR 2024 U.S. Army AI & Business Strategies, Haas School of Business, Univ of California
FEB 2024 Army LEaD Intermediate Course, Kenan-Flagler Business School, Univ of North Carolina
APR 2023 Army LEaD Basic Course, Kenan-Flagler Business School, Univ of North Carolina
Awards and Honors:
JUN 2022 Silver Order of the de Fluery, Engineer Regimental Award for Excellence
Professional memberships and associations:
- Army Engineer Association
Society of American Military Engineers