Wes Hester

President & CEO, Foxhole Technology, Inc

Wes Hester, a North Carolina native and State Champion wrestler, received a wrestling scholarship in 1981 to the University of Kentucky where he received his Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, and a Minor in Mathematics. While attending the University, Hester was a member of the ROTC, and upon graduation in 1986 was commissioned into the United States Army. During his 24 years on active duty, Hester, a U.S. Army Airborne Ranger, held a variety of positions that took his family around the globe, including assignments in Ft. Bragg, Ft. Sill, Ft. Ord, Korea, Kosovo, Bosnia, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Netherlands, Hungary, Macedonia, Albania and Croatia. In 1994, Hester was selected to attend the Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) in Monterey, California, where he obtained his Masters degree in Software Engineering and Acquisitions. Upon graduation, Hester became an officer in the U.S. Army Acquisition branch. In 1994, while still on active duty, Wes assisted in the creation of CrossLogic, Inc., a North Carolina-based company implementing commercial IT services, where he served as a technical resident expert until CrossLogic was acquired by Number Six Software in 2005. In April 2007, Hester, a Lieutenant Colonel, retired from the U.S. Army following his final assignment in the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA). Immediately upon retirement, Hester joined Number Six Software as the Vice President of Federal Solutions. Following the successful sale of Number Six Software to Advanced Technology Services (ATS) in December 2007, Hester founded Foxhole Technology, Inc. where he is currently the President and Chief Executive Officer. Foxhole Technology is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business delivering agile, net-centric solutions that align mission critical objectives with rapid, innovative, cost-effective technologies that empower, protect and support today's warfighters and peacekeepers. Hester is married to Lisa, a partner and Senior Vice President in Foxhole Technology; and has two daughters, Vanessa Ender and Norell, a graduate of the le’Ecole French Culinary Institute (FCI), and the absolute best pastry chef in New York City.