CORVIAS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- General Counsel
- Member of the Leadership Team
- As General Counsel
As General Counsel, Bill Culton is responsible for all strategic and operational legal matters affecting the Company. With nearly 30 years of business law experience, including the past 21 years as General Counsel of Corvias, Bill has been instrumental in the successful development and management of all of Corvias' businesses, including our public-private partnerships with the U.S. military, higher education institutions, and municipal governments.
Prior to joining Corvias, Bill held General Counsel and other in-house counsel roles with several national real estate development and management firms, including public and private REITS.
Bill earned his Juris Doctor from Western New England University School of Law and bachelor's in Business Administration from the University of Rhode Island. In 2015, Bill was honored as an In-House Leader in the Law by Lawyers Weekly and New England In-House.
Job Titles:
- Chief Executive Officer
- Member of the Leadership Team
Chris Wilson strives to create a workplace where team members can thrive in their careers and deliver the highest levels of service to our partners and residents.
Chris' career has taken him throughout North and South America and Europe, and he brings decades of experience in privatized military housing and public private partnerships to his role at Corvias where he is focused on operational excellence and strategic growth. Since joining Corvias in 2015, Chris has successfully led the development, acquisition and execution of numerous partnerships and has undertaken a variety of executive roles throughout the organization.
Chris holds a bachelor's in engineering from the University of Sydney and has attended the Executive Leadership Development Program at Columbia Business School and the Executive Management Program at the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School of Business.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Advisory Board
- Member of the Board
Christina Wing began her career in equities and energy investment banking at Goldman Sachs and Kidder Peabody. She founded Wingspan Legacy Partners to help founders and families navigate the intersections among family dynamics, business operations, wealth, legacy and philanthropic impact. Christina is on the faculty of Harvard Business School (HBS) where she created the course "Demystifying Families in Business." Prior to teaching at HBS, Christina held roles in finance, general management and served as president and CEO of a family office.
In addition to serving as a Senior Advisor at Crestview Partners, Christina serves on the boards of F3 Partners and Northrim Horizon. Additionally, she is on the Board of Ambassadors of The Steppingstone Foundation.
A Texas native, Christina graduated from Southern Methodist University with a bachelor's in finance, organizational behavior and business policy. She holds an MBA from HBS. Christina is passionate about her family, dogs, friends, students, family clients and golf.
Job Titles:
- Chief Financial Officer
- Member of the Leadership Team
With nearly 20 years of experience in financial management, data analytics, business leadership and corporate strategy, David has demonstrated success in improving financial decision-making, process and controls.
As CFO of Corvias, David is focused on driving enterprise value and maintaining the organization's financial health by instilling financial decision making and creating alignment and accountability across the organization. David is responsible for Corvias' financial, accounting and IT functions.
David holds a bachelor's from Marquette University and an executive MBA from the University of Notre Dame.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Advisory Board
- Member of the Board
Edward P. Pieroni has more than 35 years of experience providing tax and financial planning solutions to closely held entities, trusts and estates, high net-worth individuals and families. He joined Andsager, Bartlett & Pieroni in 1996, following his role as a senior tax manager and practice leader of the Personal Financial Counseling Group, Ernst & Young, LLP.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- VP of Supply Chain at Czinger
Galen Chin is a 23-year supply chain, procurement, quality and manufacturing executive with experience working in startup companies as well as large public multinational conglomerates. Galen believes that talent, sound processes, and a solid infrastructure anchored in a mission-driven culture enables high performance, innovation, and business transformation.
Galen is currently the VP of Supply Chain at Czinger, an automotive company transforming the manufacturing sector and the future of human-AI design within an environmentally sustainable system.
Previously, Galen served as the SVP of Supply Chain at Heliogen, a solar energy company focused on delivering renewable energy for high-demand operations. Prior to Heliogen, he was the Chief Procurement Officer for Honeywell's Safety and Productivity Solutions business. Galen has also served as the Director of Supply Chain at SpaceX where he helped to enable the inaugural human spaceflight launch of the world's most advanced broadband satellite internet.
Galen received his bachelor's in mechanical engineering from Purdue University, West Lafayette. Galen is passionate about his family, the outdoors, golf, and sporting clays.
General Gustave F. Perna has held various leadership roles throughout his career, including serving as Chief Operating Officer for Operation Warp Speed. In this position, he played a key role in accelerating the development, manufacturing and distribution of COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics. He retired on August 1, 2021 after 38 years of honorable service in the U.S. Army. Previously, General Perna served as the 19th Commander of U.S. Army Materiel Command. He held other command positions in the Joint Munitions Command, Defense Supply Center Philadelphia, 4th Sustainment Brigade and 64th Forward Support Battalion. General Perna's awards highlight his exceptional service, including: the Defense Distinguished Service Medal, Distinguished Service Medal and Legion of Merit. General Perna received his associate's degree in business administration from Valley Forge Military Academy. He holds a bachelor's degree in business management from the University of Maryland and a master's in logistics management from Florida Institute of Technology. General Perna and his wife have two sons and they are the proud grandparent to three girls.
Job Titles:
- Chief Operating Officer
- Member of the Leadership Team
Jen is a results-oriented leader who has been with Corvias for more than 20 years. In her career with Corvias she has held leadership roles in Accounting, Development and Strategy where she co-developed a growth model that led to unprecedented growth and effectiveness in forming and managing partnerships.
As Chief Operating Officer, Jen is responsible for maximizing the value of the organization through strong leadership, ethical conduct, discipline and strategic alignment. She is focused on optimizing performance and operational effectiveness that will drive sustainable growth.
Jen holds an MBA and a bachelor's in Accounting from Johnson & Wales University where she received their Alumni Leadership Award. Jen is also a graduate of Leadership Rhode Island.
Job Titles:
- Chairman of the Board
- Founder
- Member of the Advisory Board
John founded Corvias based on three Core Principles: be the best place to work, be the best provider of service, and generously give back to the communities where we live and serve.
With more than 30 years of professional real estate experience, John has developed Corvias into a privately owned family of companies that provides tailored, sustainable solutions for clients within the military, higher education, and municipal sectors.
As Chairman of the Board and together with our Board of Advisors, John spearheads our visionary public-private partnership model, which allows Corvias to successfully address the large-scale infrastructure, housing, and deferred maintenance issues facing the nation. In 1998, John founded Picerne Military Housing to significantly improve housing for U.S. service members. He then wanted to expand his solutions to help institutions of higher education and other federal, state and municipalities.
In keeping with his philosophy of giving back, John established Corvias Foundation, which has awarded more than $15 million in scholarships to support the spouses and children of active-duty service members in their pursuit of higher education since 2006.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Board
- Co - Managing Director of Goulston & Storrs
Kitt Sawitsky is a business lawyer and Co-Managing Director of Goulston & Storrs. He has extensive corporate and real estate experience in both domestic and cross-border operations and transactions. He also represents closely held businesses, handling business planning and strategy, ownership, entity and board structuring, governance, incentive plans, debt and equity financings, asset and stock sales, mergers and acquisitions.
Kitt has a history of community support, proudly representing many not-for-profit organizations over the course of his career including educational, healthcare, and social service providers. He currently serves as General Counsel on the Board of Trustees of OXFAM America, the Board of Overseers of the New England Aquarium, and the Board of Trustees of Strategies for Children. Kitt is also a founder and former chairman of STRIVE-Boston Employment Service, Inc.
Kitt received his BA from Princeton University and his JD from Boston College Law School.