SGM (Ret) Angel Zajkowski enlisted in the Army as a Human Intelligence specialist and served in Korea and Japan as a collector focused on the Indo-Pacific region. In 2002, she transitioned from an intelligence professional to a special operations professional. During her assignment in special operations, she served as a Special Operator, Operational Team Leader, Operator Training Course Instructor, Future Plans and Operations Staff Manager, Operational Detachment Leader, Joint Task Force Senior Enlisted Leader, Director of Advanced Technologies, Deputy Chief Technology Officer, Chief Restructuring Officer, and Chief of Staff.
She is the first woman in Army special missions to receive a medal for valor for courage in combat, and she has multiple operational and training deployments to combat zones and conflict areas around the world. She is the first female Chief of Staff and board member in a classified unit of the top .01 percent of the Army that conducts global operations in politically sensitive areas, shattering boundaries for future generations of women. As the Chief Restructuring Officer, she spearheaded the radical organizational transformation of an elite military unit. She is the co-founder of SOCOM Ignite, a nation-wide academic program that develops current and future leaders. She currently serves as a Special Assistant to various general and flag officers on organizational culture and change, technological transformation and innovation, and academic and private-sector partnerships.
Some of her military courses include Chinese, Arabic, Pashto, Military Freefall Jumpmaster, Surveillance and Reconnaissance, Strategic Debriefer, and Joint Special Operations Senior Enlisted Advisor.
EDUCATION
Harvard Business School, Executive Certificate
Stanford Graduate School of Business, M.S., MSx Sloan Fellow
Methodist University, B.A. (dual), Global Studies and Political Science
Cochise College, A.A., Intelligence Operations
Monterey Peninsula College, A.A., Foreign Language