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William Greenwalt

MEMBER SINCE: 2012

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William C. Greenwalt has longstanding experience in federal acquisition and industrial base issues. He currently sits on several corporate boards and is a nonresident senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute where he focuses on defense management and innovation. He is also a founder of the Silicon Valley Defense Group. Dr. Greenwalt served in senior positions at the Department of Defense, in Congress, and in the private sector. He began his career at the U.S. General Accounting Office and then in Congress served as a senior staff member for the Senate Armed Service Committee, the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee, and the House Appropriations Committee. As deputy under secretary of defense for industrial policy, he advised the under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology, and logistics on matters relating to the defense and commercial industrial bases. In the private sector, Dr. Greenwalt has worked for Lockheed Martin and the Aerospace Industries Association. Bill received a BA in economics and political science from California State University, Long Beach, an MA in international relations and defense and security studies from the University of Southern California, and a PhD in public policy from the University of Maryland.

History of Employment

Position
Division
Organization
Start
End
Senior Fellow
American Enterprise Institute
2015
Current
Co-Founder
Silicon Valley Defense Group
2020
Current
Vice-President, Acquisition Policy
Aerospace Industries Association
Lockheed Martin Corporation
2019
2021
Senior Fellow and Guest Lecturer
Atlantic Council
School of Public Policy, University of Maryland
2017
2020
Professional Staff Member
Senate Armed Services
United States Senate
2015
2017
Deputy Undersecretary
Defense Industrial Policy
U.S. Secretary of Defense
2006
2009
Professional Staff Member
Senate Armed Services
United States Senate
1998
2006
Professional Staff Member
Governmental Affairs Committee
United States Senate
1996
1998
Professional Staff Member
Oversight of Government Management Subcommittee
United States Senate
1994
1996
Primary Sector of Expertise

Federal