Dr. George Ka'iliwai III

George Ka'iliwai III Ph.D., the former director of Requirements and Resources (J8), Headquarters, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command (HQ USINDOPACOM), is a Technical Fellow supporting MITRE National Security Sector.

At HQ INDOPACOM, Ka'iliwai facilitated the development of the command’s requirements for the Future Years Defense Program, managing a $500 million annual budget. Prior to his appointment into the Senior Executive Service in 2007, he served as chief technology officer and technical advisor, Air Force Flight Test Center.

Ka'iliwai retired from the Air Force after 25 years of service, including assignments as Commandant of the Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base, and as Technical Director, Electronic Warfare Directorate, Air Force Flight Test Center.

He is a distinguished graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, attended the California Institute of Technology under the Senior Commander’s Education Program, holds two master’s degrees from Golden Gate University, and earned a doctorate from the University of Southern California. Ka'iliwai is a National Defense Fellow and RAND Research Fellow, and a distinguished graduate of the Squadron Officer School, Air Command and Staff College, and the Air Force Test Pilot School.

Ka'iliwai is a U.S. Track and Field Federation All-American, International Society of Flight Test Engineers’ Kelly Johnson Award recipient and past president of the Society of Flight test Engineers. He received the 2017 Clarence L. “Kelly” Johnson Skunk Works Award presented by The Engineers Council, USAF Test Pilot School Distinguished Alumnus and 2017 Presidential Rank Award recipient.