Jon Hammes Joins Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation's Esteemed Board of Directors

Established CEO Brings Lifetime of Business Experience to Foundation

WASHINGTON, April 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation (GWOTMF) announced that Jon Hammes, the founder of Hammes Company, will join the Foundation's esteemed Board of Directors.

"I am honored to welcome Jon, a fellow Army Veteran whose expertise and experience is on par with our exceptional Board of Directors team," said GWOTMF President and CEO Michael "Rod" Rodríguez. "His business acumen, coupled with his personal support and connection to our mission, elevates our organizational capability and furthers our goal to ensure all are honored in this first-of-its-kind Memorial."

Jon is the founder of Hammes Company, a national real estate consulting, development, and investment firm. Before founding the Hammes platform in 1991, Jon was a Managing Partner at Trammell Crow Company.

He currently serves as a trustee and past chair of the Medical College of Wisconsin, a director of the George W. Bush Presidential Institute, a former trustee and chair of the State of Wisconsin Investment Board, an emeriti trustee for Marquette University, a past director of the University of Wisconsin Foundation, and a past chair and director of Teach for America.

About the Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation 

Formed in 2015 by veterans, military spouses, and supportive Americans, the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT) Memorial Foundation is the 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization designated by Congress to lead the effort to plan, fund, and build a reverent and apolitical GWOT Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Our sole mission is to construct an inclusive place of honor for both uniformed and non-uniformed personnel, as well as their families, who served and sacrificed as part of global counterterrorism operations since September 11th, 2001. The Memorial will be a place for Americans to honor, heal, be empowered, and unite. The Memorial will be entirely funded by donations; no federal government funding will be used. All donations are 100% tax deductible. Learn more by visiting our website. Follow our progress on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn.

SOURCE Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation