Dr. Paul Hester

Chief Data Officer (CDO), Defense Health Network Europe, Director of Force Health Protection Medical Readiness Command Europe, Owner Cross-H Investments

Trippstadt, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

About

I am an Army Officer, a Medical Service Corps Officer serving a broad array of public health needs for the military community. After that I am a jack of all trades through education and experience. I am a consultant and I love to teach. I enjoy serving my fellow Purple Heart recipients in the Wounded Warrior Project as well as other organizations such as MOPH. My goal is to be a professional leader, mentor, and educator for Soldiers and civilians throughout my career. I also branch out in real estate and angel capital investments. Lastly, I am a farmer and gatherer. My family produces corn, soybean, and goats in the midwest, and I produce small quantities of vegetables for my family. We also search the globe for wild edibles that we can produce into finished products such as jams, jellies, sauces, wine, beer, and whatever else can be done with them.

Experience

  • Medical Readiness Command, Europe (Sembach, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany)
    • Chief Data Officer
      Jan 2026 - Present · 7 mos

    • Director Force Health Protection
      Aug 2025 - Present · 1 yr

  • Owner, Manager at Cross H Investments, LLC
    Oct 2009 - Present · 16 yrs 10 mos

    Real estate management, property development, private lending.

  • Environmental Science Officer at Medical Service Corps
    2007 - Present · 19 yrs 7 mos

  • Director at Public Health Command Europe
    Jul 2022 - Jan 2026 · 3 yrs 7 mos

  • Assistant Professor at U.S. Army Command and General Staff College
    Aug 2019 - Aug 2022 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    Teaches the nearly 4 thousand new field grade officers in the Distance Education Program at CGSC. Subjects include JPME-1 requirements, Strategy, Strategic Context of Operational Art, Force Management, Critical Thinking, Writing Effectively, and Logic.