In addition to extensive leadership expertise, Admiral Fargo brings to the Board deep knowledge of the U.S. military, a major customer of HEI’s electric utility subsidiary and a key driver of Hawaii’s economy. He has top level management, strategic planning and financial and non-financial risk assessment skills developed over 40 years of leading nine organizations ranging in size from 130 to 300,000 people and managing budgets up to $8 billion.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Owner, Fargo Associates LLC (since 2005) (defense and homeland/national security consultancy)
- Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command (retired)
Public company boards
- The Greenbrier Companies (since 2015) (rail manufacturing & licensing services)
- Matson Inc. (since 2012) (transportation & logistics)
Past public company boards
- Huntington Ingalls Industries (2011-2020) (military shipbuilder)
- Northrop Grumman Corporation (2008-2011)
- Hawaiian Holdings, Inc. (2005-2008) (Hawaiian Airlines holding company)
- Alexander & Baldwin (2010-2011)
Other positions
- Vice Chairman, United Services Automotive Association
- Adivsory Board Member, National Bureau of Asian Research
- Director, AtHoc (until 2016)
- Director, GTA Teleguam (until 2017)
- Senior Advisor, SKAI Ventures
- Director, Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. (HEI subsidiary) (2005-2016)
Education
- Bachelor of Science, United States Naval Academy
- Executive and business training - Harvard University; Stanford University