Board of Advisors
Admiral Thomas B. Fargo, USN (Ret.)
Admiral Thomas, former Commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, is the President of Trex Enterprises Corporation, a privately-held high-technology company. Admiral Fargo also serves as Chairman of two Trex subsidiaries, Loea, a high-bandwidth wireless communications company, and Sago Systems, Inc, a homeland security company developing state-of-the-art imaging technologies.
As a Board of Advisors Member, Admiral Fargo joins an esteemed group of business professionals representing a broad spectrum of professional experiences who all share a common commitment to furthering the GRT mission.
Admiral Fargo’s broad strategic knowledge of the challenges facing the US Navy and broader Department of Defense in the 21st century provides GRT with unique and invaluable insights into these organizations and how GRT Solutions can be leveraged to support them in their critical missions. Admiral Fargo lives in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Senator Warren Rudman
Former Senator Warren Rudman has been a longtime friend of GRT, having been one of the first people to encourage GRT’s founder, Michael Gray, to locate the Company in New Hampshire.
Mr. Rudman has a long and distinguished career in law, politics and business. Previously, he served two terms in the U.S. Senate representing New Hampshire, was Chairman of the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board during the Clinton Administration and was Co-Chair of the U.S. Commission on National Security which called for the establishment of a department of homeland security just six months prior to the 9/11 attack.
While in the Senate, he served on the Senate Select Committee investigating arms transfers to Iran, as well as the Senate Appropriations, Intelligence, Governmental Affairs, Ethics Committees and on the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations. Mr. Rudman previously served as Attorney General of the State of New Hampshire from 1970 to 1976. In the corporate arena, Senator Rudman is Co-Chair of the Albright Stonebridge Group and Of Counsel to Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP. He has served on the boards of Allied Waste, Boston Scientific and Chubb in addition to being a Trustee of several funds of the Dreyfus Corporation and for Raytheon, he was the Lead Director. In addition, he has led major internal reviews on corporate governance and business practices for Fannie Mae, Boeing and the National Association of Securities Dealers, among others.
Senator Rudman co-founded the Concord Coalition, a non-profit focused on America’s fiscal situation. He is a former member of the Board of the Council on Foreign Relations and is an honorary trustee of the Aspen Institute and Brookings.
Mr. Jeffrey Watanabe
Mr. Watanabe is a founding partner of Watanabe Ing & Komeiji, LLP. Additionally, Mr. Watanabe holds a number of Directorships advising organizations in both the private and non-profit sectors including the American Bar Association and the Japan Hawaii Economic Council. Mr. Watanabe previously served in the office of Senator Daniel K. Inouye, as Deputy Attorney General for the State of Hawaii and with the US Army Reserves 322nd Civil Affairs Group.
As a Board Member, Mr. Watanabe joins an esteemed group of business professionals representing a broad spectrum of professional experiences who all share a common commitment to furthering the GRT mission.
Mr. Watanabe’s unique expertise in governmental affairs, international relations and hands on experience with high tech enterprises provide GRT with unique and invaluable insights opportunities across the Pacific Region.
Mr. Watanabe lives in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Howard Roy Williams
Howard Roy Williams is President and CEO of the Center for Humanitarian Cooperation. He serves as Adjunct Faculty at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and has led courses in humanitarian assistance at the Monterey Institute of International Studies in Monterey, California.
Mr. Williams was previously Director of the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance, Bureau for Democracy, Conflict, and Humanitarian Response, of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID). He was appointed to this post in January 1998 and served until January 2001. USAID is the U.S. government agency that provides economic and humanitarian assistance worldwide. As head of OFDA, He oversaw disaster preparedness and relief and rehabilitation programs throughout the world.
Before going to OFDA, Mr. Williams served with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) for 12 years. From May 1996 to January 1998, He was IRC's Vice President for Overseas Policy and Planning. From 1993 to 1996, he was Vice President for Overseas Programs, and from 1985 to 1993, he was Director of Operations.
During this time, he led efforts that resulted in the conceptualization, creation and staffing of IRC's Emergency Preparedness Unit. He helped to establish and staff IRC offices in a variety of places, including Northern Iraq, Jordan, the Balkans, Kenya, Malawi, Rwanda, and southern Sudan.
From 1979 to 1985, he served with the International Organization for Migration (IOM), formerly known as the International Committee for European Migration (ICEM), where he served as Chief of Operations in Geneva, Switzerland, from 1983 to 1985; Regional Director in Bangkok, Thailand, from 1980 to 1983; and Country Representative in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 1979 to 1980. From 1976 to 1979, Williams was Assistant to the Director of the American Council for Nationalities Services in New York.
Mr. Williams is a native New Yorker and received his Bachelor’s degree from Columbia College. He did additional course work at the Columbia University School of Law. He also served in the U. S. armed forces.
He is the author of several articles on issues relating to humanitarian assistance appearing in publications in the U.S. and Europe, such as Liaison magazine distributed by the Center of Excellence in Hawaii, and Bochumer Schriften, published by Bochum University in Germany.
Coralie Chun Matayoshi
Coralie Chun Matayoshi has served as the CEO of the American Red Cross, Hawaii State Chapter since 2003. She is an attorney who previously served as Executive Director of the Hawaii State Bar Association for 13 years. She is a graduate of Punahou School and earned a political science degree, magna cum laude, from the University of California, Berkeley. She received her juris doctor degree from Hastings College of the Law in 1981.
Matayoshi has served as a Trial Attorney for the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division and Special Assistant United States Attorney in Washington D.C., worked for several years in private practice, served as Chief Policy Analyst for the State Senate Committee on Business Development & Pacific Relations, and as Executive Director of the Hawaii Institute for Continuing Legal Education.
In 2010, she was named by the Pacific Business News as Businesswoman of the Year (nonprofit) and has won numerous awards from the U.S. Department of Justice, Hawaii State Bar Association, and Hawaii Visitors Bureau. She currently serves on the Alumni Board of Governors of Hastings College of the Law, Nominating Committee for Aloha United Way, and Diamond Head Theater Community Advisory Board. Matayoshi has also served on numerous community boards and committees, including FOX TV-2 Action Line Advisory Board, American Bar Association Committee on Justice Initiatives, Hawaii Commission on Access to Justice, Neighborhood Justice Center Board, editorial board and columnist for the Hawaii Bar Journal, and is the author of a chapter on "Women & Jobs" in a book entitled Price of Paradise.
Major General Thomas S. Jones (USMC Ret.)
Major General Jones currently serves as an advisor to the USMC on identifying solutions for the Improvised Explosive Devise problem. His impressive military career includes positions as Weapons Platoon Commander Executive Officer and Company Commander. In 1995, Major General Jones assumed duties as the Director of the Amphibious Warfare School, Quantico, Virginia. In 2000, he was designated as the Commanding General, Training and Education Command. He is a decorated veteran and has led marines in Vietnam, Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Major General Jones' personal decorations include: the Defense Superior Service Medal; Legion of Merit with 2 gold stars; the Bronze Star Medal with Combat "V"; the Meritorious Service Medal with gold star; and the Combat Action Ribbon with gold star.
