Proudly Serving: From Frontlines to Home Front with US Navy TOPGUN Lou Schager 

Lou Schager was named Brand President of Mosquito Joe in 2017 after joining as their Chief Operating Officer. The company started in 2010, began franchising in 2013 and has grown to over 410 franchise locations in 38 states. Prior to Mosquito Joe, Lou served as Vice President of Strategy for Reinvent Hampton Roads to drive business development through economic cluster analysis as part of the Growth and Opportunity Virginia (GO Virginia) initiative in the Coastal Virginia area. In addition, he served for 27 years in the U.S. Navy where he flew F-14 and FA-18 aircraft, graduated from the Navy Fighter Weapons School (TOPGUN) and served as the Commanding Officer of an FA-18 squadron. His Navy career culminated in Virginia Beach, VA as the Commanding Officer of Naval Air Station Oceana. Lou graduated with merit from the U.S. Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mechanical Engineering and earned a Master of Arts degree in National Security and Strategic Studies at the Naval War College. He also serves on the International Franchise Association’s VetFran Committee and is Chairman for the Navy League of Hampton Roads.