Tommy Sowers

Quick Facts

Full Name	Tommy Sowers
Occupation	American Entrepreneur
Date Of Birth	Feb 23, 1976(1976-02-23)
Age	48
Birthplace	Rolla
Country	United States
Birth City	Missouri
Horoscope	Aquarius

Tommy Sowers Biography

Tommy Sowers is one of the most popular and richest American entrepreneur who was born on February 23, 1976 in Rolla, Missouri, United States. Tommy Sowers (born February 23 1975) was an American businessman, academic and politician. He is an award-winning Military officer who had an 11-year stint in the Army and achieving his rank as Major. While in the military, he was Associate Professor in the highly regarded United States Military Academy at West Point. He later taught in the Missouri University of Science and Technology and Duke University.

The day before Veterans Day 2009, former Clinton White House official Paul Begala praised Sowers’s work in an op-edin which he called Sowers “everything you’d want in an up-and-coming young leader: brave and battle-tested, deeply rooted in his community and passionate about bringing change and progress to his long-neglected corner of Missouri.”

As a politician he is most known for his 2009-10 Congressional campaign, during which he received national attention for his call to end the conventional war in Afghanistan, his fundraising and innovative use of social media to connect with voters. After the campaign he focused his attentions on working in the nonprofit sector with Iraq and Afghanistan War veterans to improve their lives and the lives of their families.

After his 2010 Congressional campaign Sowers started working in the nonprofit sector with Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans of America to improve veterans lives and the lives of their families.

Between 2006 and 2009, Sowers worked as Associate Professor of West Point, the United States Military Academy at West Point, teaching courses in American Government, Advanced American Government and Media & Politics. When at West Point, Sowers led the cadets on a summer excursion to India that with a focus on service learning in the Himalayas and interactions in the Tibetan Administration in Exile and an audience for Dalai Lama. Dalai Lama. In the fall of 2009, Sowers was a teacher at the History and Political Science Department at the Missouri University of Science and Technology in Rolla, Missouri.

Tommy Sowers Net Worth

Tommy Sowers is one of the richest American Entrepreneur from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Tommy Sowers 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Growing up from Rolla, Missouri, Sowers graduated from Rolla High School in 1994 and was a letterman in soccer and golf. As a senior, the student enrolled in computing in the University of Missouri at Rolla (later MS&T) and conducted research for the Bureau of Mines. He was a student at Duke University on an ROTC scholarship. He was the head of both the ROTC detachment as well as the Interfraternity Council. He was an Rhodes finalist for Missouri and graduated from Cum Laude with an A.B. of Public Policy degree in 1998. Sowers continued to pursue his PhD in Public Policy within in Public Policy at the London School of Economics in the year 2011. His dissertation was entitled “Nanomanagement–Superior Control and Subordinate Autonomy in Conflict” and it explored how technology adopted by hierarchical organizations dramatically affects how superiors monitor and direct the actions of subordinates.

The year 1998 was the time that Sowers was appointed with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The first time he was in the 1st Infantry Division, Sowers served as a commander of a combat engineering group during the NATO campaign in the Kosovo War. When he was stationed in Germany He was a part of his division’s participation during the Best Ranger Competition as well as taking part in the Eco contest. In 2004-2006, working for the 10th Special Forces Group, Sowers had two deployments during the Iraq conflict in the role of a Green Beret, leading and providing advice to U.S. and Iraqi units on counterinsurgency activities. In the course of his 11-year military career, Sowers was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, Senior Parachutist Badge, Military Freefall Badge and the Tab for the Ranger, Special Forces Tab, Special Forces Tab, Belgian Commando School Brevet and Two Bronze Stars, Joint Service Commendation Medal, NATO Service Ribbon and a variety of Distinguished Honor Graduate awards. He retired from his Army in the ranks of Major.

In September 2009, Sowers announced his candidacy for Congress against incumbent Representative Jo Ann Emerson. Libertarian Rick Vandeven and Independent Larry Bill also ran.

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On May 9, 2012, President Barack Obama nominated Sowers to be Assistant Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs at the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Sowers testified before the United States Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 18, 2012 and was introduced to the committee by Senator Claire McCaskill. Sowers was confirmed by the full Senate on August 2, 2012, at the time the youngest Senate confirmed Assistant Secretary in the nation, and was sworn into office on August 20, 2012.

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Tommy Ranked on the list of most popular American entrepreneur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Tommy Sowers celebrates birthday on February 23 of every year.

While at the VA, Sowers represented and advised the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on matters relating to media relations, public affairs, and intergovernmental affairs. He has testified before the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs regarding the VA’s efforts to increase the number of veterans accessing their VA benefits. Sowers served as a primary spokesman for the VA, making appearances in numerous national print and televised media. He served in the post until April 2014.