Jim Ramsey – President, MTN Government Services

Jim Ramsey is president of MTN Government Services (MTNGS), a subsidiary of MTN Satellite Communications, and is a military veteran with more than 35 years of communications and leadership experience, 26 years of which was spent in the U.S. military.

Prior to joining MTNGS, Ramsey held executive positions with Protections Strategies Incorporated, Verizon Federal Network Systems, PRIME LLC, and MorganFranklin Corporation. In each company, he was the vice president of government and federal services responsible for the management of sales, customer service, technical operations, and maintenance.

Prior to entering the corporate environment, Ramsey served 26 years in the U.S. Army and retired as a lieutenant colonel. He started his military career in 1979 as a private infantry soldier and ended his career as a signal corps officer. During his career, he commanded and served as the operations officer at various levels within the U.S. Army, including the 5th Infantry Division, the 82nd Airborne Division, the 2nd Infantry Division, and the 18th Airborne Corps, and with the White House Communications Agency (WHCA).

While serving at WHCA, Ramsey served as a presidential communications officer for both President Bill Clinton and President George W. Bush. He also commanded four units within WHCA and ended his tour as the unit’s operations officer. Ramsey was responsible for planning, installing, and maintaining communications requirements for more than 1,000 presidential trips for Presidents Clinton and Bush during his service at WHCA. He was inducted into the WHCA Hall of Fame in 2005.

An alumnus of Bowling Green State University in Ohio, Ramsey graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree. He currently resides in Winchester, Virginia.