Augustus Collins

Augustus Leon Collins is currently Chief Executive Officer, Treasurer & Director at MINACT, Inc. since 2016.
He is Chairman of the Mississippi Economic Council since 2021.
He serves as Director at Mississippi Power Co. since 2021, Independent Director at Trustmark Corp.
since 2020, Director at 5Star Life Insurance Co. since 2020, Director at Armed Forces Benefit Association, Director at Trustmark Bank, Independent Director at Huntington Ingalls Industries, Inc. since 2016, Director at Friends of Mississippi Veterans, and Member of the National Association of Corporate Directors.
Former roles include President of the University of Mississippi Alumni Association, Labor Representative at The Mississippi Workers' Compensation Commission from 2007 to 2010, Executive Vice President-Strategic Planning at MINACT, Inc. from 2010 to 2012, and Brigadier General at Mississippi National Guard from 2005 to 2016.
Education includes an MBA from Jackson State University, an undergraduate degree from the University of Mississippi, and graduate studies at the U.S.
Army War College.