Michael B. Donley

Michael B. Donley
Official portrait, 2021
3rd and 6th Director of Administration and Management
Assumed office
May 5, 2021[1]
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byThomas M. Muir (acting)[2]
In office
May 9, 2005 – June 20, 2008
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byRaymond F. DuBois
Succeeded byMichael L. Rhodes
22nd United States Secretary of the Air Force
In office
October 2, 2008 – June 21, 2013
Acting: June 21, 2008 – October 2, 2008
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Barack Obama
Preceded byMichael W. Wynne
Succeeded byDeborah Lee James
Comptroller and Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management
In office
December 1, 1989 – January 19, 1993
PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush
Preceded byRichard E. Carver
Succeeded byRobert F. Hale
Personal details
Born (1952-10-04) October 4, 1952 (age 71)
Novato, California, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Southern California (BA, MA)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Army
Years of service1972–1975
Unit18th Airborne Corps
5th Special Forces Group

Michael Bruce Donley (born October 4, 1952) is a United States government official who is the director of administration and management in the Office of the Secretary of Defense since May 2021, having served in the same position from 2005 to 2008. In the Bush and Obama administrations, Donley served as the 22nd secretary of the Air Force, amongst other positions. Donley has 30 years of experience in the national security community, including service on the staff of the United States Senate, White House and The Pentagon.[3]

  1. ^ Everstine, Brian (May 5, 2021). "Former SECAF Donley Returns to Pentagon as the 'Mayor'". Air Force Magazine. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "Biography - Thomas Muir, Former Interim Director, Administration and Management, Acting Director, Washington Headquarters Services". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "Biographies: Michael B. Donley". Washington, DC: U.S. Air Force Public Affairs Office. July 2008. Archived from the original on August 22, 2008. Retrieved November 12, 2009. United States Air Force military biography