As Vice President for Marketing and Business Development, Tony Francis provides strategic oversight of efforts to expand ANSER’s impact across the government in support of the corporation’s public service charter. In this capacity, he oversees the development and implementation of outreach and marketing as well as business development strategies focusing on sustaining and growing ANSER’s contract base, building relationships with clients and industry partners, and diversifying work across the federal, state, and local government markets.

Tony joined ANSER in December 2018. He is a retired Army Colonel with over 35 years of extensive experience with Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security in all facets of Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN)/Combatting Weapons of Mass Destruction (CWMD) training and operations; business development; planning and execution; program management; chemical weapons elimination; and financial resources and budgeting.

Prior to joining ANSER, Tony spent 5 years as a Senior Program Manager/Business Development Director, at TASC/Engility, and 5 years at Battelle.

Tony holds a master’s degree in national security and strategic studies from the National Defense University, a master’s degree in business administration from Central Michigan University, and a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.