Anita Blair

MEMBER SINCE: 2015

Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Civilian Personnel Policy, U.S. Department of Defense; Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Chief Human Capital Officer, U.S. Department of the Treasury; Chief Strategist, National Security Professional Development Integration Office. Positions with U.S. Department of the Navy: Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Manpower & Reserve Affairs; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Total Force Transformation; Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy, Military Personnel Policy. Business Lawyer & Litigator, Private Law Practice.

History of Employment

Position

Division

Organization

Start

End

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense

Civilian Personnel Policy

U.S. Department of Defense

2017

2020

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and Chief Human Capital Officer

U.S. Department of the Treasury

2011

2017

Chief Strategist

National Security Professional Development Integration Office

2009

2011

Acting Assistant Secretary of the Navy

Manpower & Reserve Affairs

U.S. Department of the Navy

2007

2009

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy

Total Force Transformation

U.S. Department of the Navy

2005

2009

Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy

Military Personnel Policy

U.S. Department of the Navy

2001

2005

Business Lawyer & Litigator

Private Law Practice

1981

2001

Primary Policy Areas

Defense, Government Operations/Innovation

Primary Sector of Expertise

Federal

Primary Functions

Change Management, Human Capital, Organizational Structure/Design/Development, Performance Measurement, Strategic Planning

Academy Studies

Agricultural Research Service: Review of Administrative and Financial Management Services