Robert F. Hale | |
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| Comptroller of the Department of Defense | |
| In office February 9, 2009 – June 27, 2014 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Tina W. Jonas |
| Succeeded by | Michael J. McCord |
| Comptroller and Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management | |
| In office March 30, 1994 – January 20, 2001 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Michael B. Donley |
| Succeeded by | Michael Montelongo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 21, 1947 Sacramento, California |
| Education | Stanford University (BS, MA) George Washington University (MBA) |
Robert F. Hale (born 1947) was the United States Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) from 2009 until 2014 and before that the Comptroller and Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management. Hale has over thirty years of experience as a professional financial manager serving in a wide range of national defense related roles. In addition to his most recent position as Under Secretary of Defense and his previous appointment as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Hale has also served in the National Security Division of the Congressional Budget Office and as Executive Director of the American Society of Military Comptrollers. Hale is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and a former member of the Defense Business Board. He was appointed to the National Commission on the Future of the Army by Representative Adam Smith (D-WA).