Brynt Parmeter

Mr. Brynt Parmeter was appointed as the inaugural Chief Talent Management Officer (CTMO) for the Department of Defense on April 10, 2023. In this role, which resides in the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, he works across the Military Departments, Joint Staff, Office of the Secretary of Defense, and with interagency partners to lead the development and implementation of the DoD Total Force talent acquisition, workforce development, and talent management strategy.

Prior to joining the Department of Defense, Mr. Parmeter was the Head of Non-Traditional Talent and Military & Veterans Affairs for Walmart, the Fortune 1 company and the world’s largest retailer. Prior to that, he was the Senior Director for STEM Programs, as well as the Senior Director for Military Programs for Walmart.

He is an Army combat veteran with nearly 25 years of service before leaving as a colonel. While in the Army, he served as an infantry officer in light, airborne, air assault, and mechanized units in the U.S., Korea, Germany, and Iraq, to include 39 months of combat service in Tikrit, Samarra, Baghdad, and Tal Afar. Other assignments included the Old Guard, the Joint Readiness Training Center, and the Human Resources Command.

After the Army, Brynt co-founded and grew several different companies in Palo Alto and San Jose, California, in the technology and manufacturing sectors, including NextFlex, an Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Institute focused on the development of flexible-hybrid electronics, where he served as the Director of Workforce, Education, and Training.

He was a Principal, and then Partner, in BMNT, Inc., a Palo Alto, California based consulting company, and also served as a Science and Technology Policy Fellow for the U.S. Department of Energy. He and his wife also co founded Call Sign Coffee Company, an eCommerce coffee roasting business that supports members of the military community. In 2017 he was selected to serve as the first Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army (CASA) for California Silicon Valley and continued as a CASA for Arkansas upon his relocation to the state in 2019.

He has served as a member of several national and state boards, including a National Science Foundation industry advisory board on Preparing Technicians for the Future of Work, a board member for work2future, the Santa Clara County Workforce Innovation Board in Silicon Valley, and as Board Vice President for Camp Alliance, Inc., focused on supporting members of the military community.

He holds a Bachelor of Science Degree from the United States Military Academy, Master’s Degrees from Louisiana State University and the Army War College, and a graduate certificate in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from the Stanford University Graduate School of Business. His wife, Lisa, is the Executive Director of a national veterans service organization. Their daughter, Ashby, is a former U.S. Army Sergeant, and their son, Will, is a soon-to-be U.S. Army Second Lieutenant.