CORAS.ai, an IL5-authorized agentic AI decision intelligence platform used in the Defense Department, announced that retired Maj. Gen. Jack J. Catton Jr. has joined its board of advisers.
Catton concluded his U.S. Air Force career as director of requirements at Headquarters Air Combat Command, where he oversaw system requirements, capability development and operational evaluations of new and modified systems. He also chaired the Combat Air Forces Requirements Oversight Council, guiding modernization investment planning.
“Modernization is won or lost in the space between requirements, resources, and execution,” Catton said. “CORAS is tackling that problem directly bringing trusted data, decision structure, and secure agentic AI into the workflows where leaders make the calls that shape readiness.”
Over more than 31 years of service, Catton served as a command pilot and Fighter Weapons School instructor, commanded at the squadron, group and wing levels and held senior roles on the Air Staff, NATO Staff and Joint Staff. He also commanded the 53rd Wing, responsible for operational test and evaluation of Air Force combat aircraft and associated tactics, avionics and electronic combat capabilities.
After retiring from active duty, Catton served as vice president for Air Force systems at The Boeing Co., where he managed senior Air Force relationships and supported requirements development and funding strategies for major programs including the T-7A and F-15EX. He now leads Catton Consulting, advising technology companies on collaboration with the U.S. government.
“Major General Catton has sat exactly where DoW leaders sit—balancing mission outcomes, modernization agendas, and investment tradeoffs while prioritizing readiness,” said Dan Naselius, president and CTO of CORAS.ai. “His operational credibility and requirements expertise will be critical to maintaining relevance and excellence in our decision intelligence. CORAS customers rely on us to move faster, make complex decisions with data, leverage GARY LLM to optimize time and reduce toil, all while improving efficiency without sacrificing security or governance.”