Umbarger Joins Bose Public Affairs Group
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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowBose Public Affairs Group LLC has named former Adjutant General of Indiana, Major General (Ret.) R. Martin Umbarger, a senior policy advisor in its
Indianapolis and Washington, D.C. offices. He served 46 years in the Indiana National Guard, retiring in May 2015 as Adjutant General of Indiana, a position to which former Governor Joe Kernan appointed him in early 2004. Umbarger was reappointed by Governor Mitch Daniels in December 2004 and by Vice President-elect, Governor Mike Pence, in December 2012. As the Adjutant General of Indiana, his primary focus was to lead the more than 14,000 soldiers and airmen of the Indiana National Guard in their preparations for both state and federal missions. During his tenure as Adjutant General, Umbarger was instrumental in the establishment of the Muscatatuck Urban Training Center as a nationally recognized training facility for both military and civilian first responders. He also led the expansion of Camp Atterbury into a state-of-the-art simulations, cyber, mobilization and training facility. He also served as a member of the Secretary of the Army’s Reserve Forces Policy Committee and the Secretary of Defense’s Reserve Forces Policy Board. He is past chairman of both the Indiana Grain and Feed Association and the National Guard Association of the United States. He currently serves on the board of trustees of Franklin College and Johnson Memorial Hospital. Umbarger will work with clients on a variety of public policy issues, which include contract procurement and strategic advisory and planning work in the agriculture, defense, aerospace, logistics and business services sectors. He is a graduate of the University of Evansville and a 1997 graduate of the United States Army War College. He is president of Umbarger Agribusiness, a family-owned business for more than 77 years located in Bargersville.