Lieutenant General William Gus Pagonis (born April 30, 1941) served as the director of American logistics during the Gulf War of 1991.

[1] Pagonis served in the United States Army for 29 years, retiring with the three-star rank of lieutenant general.

[6] Major General Pagonis served as Norman Schwarzkopf's logistics advisor during the Gulf War.

[citation needed] Pagonis retired from the position of head Sears Logistics Group in 2004, becoming a Chairman of the Board/Director for RailAmerica.

[8] He is also Vice-Chairman of GENCO ATC,[citation needed] a logistics firm based out of Pittsburgh and previously served as an advisor to CombineNet, Inc. Pagonis is also an author, having written Moving Mountains: Lessons in Leadership and Logistics from the Gulf War, published by Harvard Business School Press.