Augusta Technical College is pleased to announce that Mr. Peter Claus has joined the Augusta Technical College Foundation as a Board Trustee.

Peter Claus is Vice President and CIO at Textron Specialized Vehicles. In this role, he provides overall leadership by advancing strategic plans from small-scale to worldwide implementations, managing daily service operations, Governance-Risk-Compliance, and leadership development.

Prior to assuming this role in 2022, Peter served as Vice President and CTO at Textron (Corporate) in Fort Worth, TX, where he built commercial and government multi-cloud co-existence frameworks, served as Enterprise Technology Lead for COVID-19 Crisis Management and “Work from Home” strategy, and defined a 30-month enterprise IT Infrastructure & Operations transformation program as well as a new five-pillar IT supplier management strategy with strategic enterprise vendors. He has also served in various roles with Textron and The Walt Disney Company International in IT Infrastructure and Program Management.

“As an Augusta manufacturer, Textron Specialized Vehicles benefits firsthand from the pipeline of talented workers that Augusta Tech provides to local and regional industries,” Claus said. “Augusta Tech is a critical part of our regional economy and our greater community, and I am honored to join the board of the Augusta Tech Foundation at a time of such transformation for the college.”

Peter earned an Associate Degree in Computer Programming from Augusta Technical College and a Bachelor of Science in Information Technology from Colorado State University. He attended Duke University - Corporate Education
for the Senior Executive Leadership Program and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - Kenan-Flagler Business School for the Executive Leadership Program. He is also fluent in German.

"We are so delighted to welcome Augusta Tech Alum, Mr. Peter Claus to our foundation board of trustees," stated College President Dr. Jermaine Whirl. "His years of experience in the information technology world and dedication to seeing our area prosper brings strength to our college. Moreover, we’re delighted to have another member of Textron serve on our board as they are long-time supporters of this institution."