1. John Tien was raised near Detroit and Los Angeles and attended Grosse Pointe South High School before graduating from Cerritos High School in 1981.
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John Tien later transferred back to West Point in 1983, from which he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in civil engineering in 1987.
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John Tien's degree was promoted to a Master of Arts by tradition, seven years after Tien's matriculation.
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From 2007 to 2008, John Tien attended the Harvard Kennedy School as a National Security Fellow and authored a study on Smart Power with two other National Security Fellows.
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John Tien graduated from West Point on May 27,1987, and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the United States Army, where he served for 24 years as an armor officer, retiring with the rank of colonel.
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From 2011 to 2021, John Tien served in various roles at Citigroup to include being the chief operating officer for Citi Retail Services largest Mastercard and American Express co-branded card portfolios.
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John Tien served as the national co-head of Citi Salutes which was Citigroup's firm-wide initiative that supported veterans and military families from 2016 to 2021.
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John Tien was a managing director of the Citigroup regional services organization based in Atlanta.
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John Tien was sworn in as Deputy Secretary on June 24,2021.
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John Tien retired on July 20,2023, and was succeeded by Kristie Canegallo.
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From 2011 to 2021, John Tien served on various US military veterans boards and leadership councils including being the board chair of The Mission Continues until 2019 when his term-limited term concluded.
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John Tien served as a volunteer leadership seminar instructor at Georgia Gwinnett College.
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John Tien remains a member of Leadership Atlanta, a civic leadership non-profit in Atlanta, Georgia.
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In 1995, John Tien was one of twelve US Army active-duty captains to win the General Douglas MacArthur Leadership Award.