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Justice, Fairness, Inclusion, and Performance.

Ellen Tunstall

MEMBER SINCE: 2012

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Adjunct Policy Analyst, RAND Corporation. Former Senior Advisor, Federal Management Partners, Inc. Former Department of Defense positions including: Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Civilian Personnel Policy; Director, Workforce Issues and International Programs, Under Secretary of Defense, Civilian Personnel Policy; Division Chief, Civilian Assistance and Re-Employment Division, Defense Civilian Personnel Management Service; Senior Policy Specialist, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Office, Civilian Personnel Policy; various human resource positions with the Department of Air Force. Former positions with U.S. Office of Personnel Management: Deputy Associate Director, Talent and Capacity Policy; Program Manager, Office of Insurance Programs.

History of Employment

Position
Division
Organization
Start
End
Policy Analyst
National Defense
RAND Corporation
2005
2022
Senior Advisor
Federal Management Partners, Inc.
2006
2018
Member
Board of Directors
National Older Worker Career Center
2012
2017
Director & Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Workforce Issues and International Programs
Defense Secretary's Office
U.S. Department of Defense
2003
2005
Deputy Associate Director
Talent and Capacity
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
2000
2003
Program Manager
Office of Insurance Programs
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
1996
2000
Division Chief
Civilian Assistance and Re-Employment Division
Defense Civilian Personnel Management Service
1994
1996
Primary Policy Areas

Board Governance, Defense, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Federal Hiring and Position Classification , Government Operations/Innovation, Labor/Workforce Training and RecruitmentLabor, Oversight/Regulation

Primary Sector of Expertise

Federal

Primary Functions

Academic Research, Change Management, Human Capital, Intergovernmental, Nonprofit / NGO leadership, Organizational Structure/Design/Development, Program Evaluation, Strategic Planning