Through outreach, training, and providing resources for veterans with PTSD and access to different treatment options, we will learn how to heal and become aware of the necessity to incorporate mental health, physical fitness, and holistic wellness into everyday life. Guards Downs will provide a continuous support group of veterans who are in the process of dealing with PTSD and Complex Grief and who are finding ways to make it through.
Our Mission is simple
Do Something.
Team Members
Guards down Leadership
Greg Washington
Founder and CEO
Jerome Myers
Business Development and Operations
Greg C Washington, II
Entrepreneur / Veteran / Mental Health Influencer
Greg is an infantry officer who has served his country in Afghanistan and Iraq during the campaigns following the 9-11 attacks on the world trade centers. His exceptional leadership skills in hostile situations were recognized by his leaders when they awarded him the Joint Service Commendation Medal.
After leaving the service Greg moved into operations management where he has worked as an Executive Manager of Materials Management in Shell Oil Company’s Contract and Procurement Division. He was a department manager who led service teams for a leading elevator company, Unitec Elevators, in New York City. He also consulted on cannabis cultivation projects in Michigan and California and examine the performance of asset managers in the multifamily housing space.
Greg is a dynamic, high-energy professional with an intense focus on maximizing the financial performance of joint ventures and partnerships. He flourishes in fast-paced and challenging environments and uses his multi-disciplined experiences, ability to lead from a distance, deep strategy background, and uncanny resourcefulness to deliver results to his comrades.
Greg is a graduate from West Point where he obtained a degree in Engineering Management with a concentration in Mechanical Engineering and has an Executive MBA from the University of Tulane with a concentration in Finance.