MG Yves Fontaine, USA (Ret)

Owner/president , Fontaine Consulting

Major General (Retired) Yves Fontaine is the founder and president of Fontaine Consulting and is the Former Commanding General of Army Sustainment, Rock Island, IL.

MG (Ret) Yves Fontaine was born in La Louviere, Belgium and emigrated to the United States as a young man becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen at the age of 20. From this point, he began his unique American journey, entering the United States Army after graduation from LaSalle University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania with a Bachelor of Science degree in Management. MG (Ret) Fontaine spent the next 36 years serving his country as a logistics officer. A native French language speaker, his formal academic training is diverse with a Bachelor of Science degree in Management from LaSalle University, a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from Webster University and a second Master’s Degree in Advanced Military Studies from the Army’s Command and General Staff College, School of Advanced Military Studies (SAMS).

Upon retirement from active military service, MG (Ret) Fontaine established Fontaine Consulting, LLC as a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) headquartered in Rock Island, Illinois where he and his company maintain an excellent relationship with the Army’s Rock Island Arsenal and the local community. Fontaine Consulting, LLC provides strategic planning and logistical expertise to organizations seeking expansion and it does so with the vision of successfully achieving stated goals of the client’s enterprise with integrity and quality assurance. MG (ret) Fontaine serves on numerous boards of both directors and advisors. He served on the Army War College Board, he served as a senior mentor for the US Army Mission Command Training Program.

He is married to Kathleen, who has been his counsel for the past 42 years. They have been blessed with four daughters, and seven grandchildren.