Robert O. Work

Robert O. Work
Official portrait, 2014
32nd United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
In office
May 1, 2014 – July 14, 2017
PresidentBarack Obama
Donald Trump
SecretaryAsh Carter
Jim Mattis
Preceded byAsh Carter
Succeeded byPatrick M. Shanahan
31st United States Under Secretary of the Navy
In office
May 19, 2009 – March 22, 2013
PresidentBarack Obama
Preceded byDionel M. Aviles
Succeeded byJanine A. Davidson
Personal details
Born
Robert Orton Work

(1953-01-17) January 17, 1953 (age 71)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
EducationUniversity of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign (BS)
University of Southern California (MS)
Naval Postgraduate School (MS)
Johns Hopkins University (MPA)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Marine Corps
Years of service1974–2001
Rank Colonel

Robert Orton Work (born January 17, 1953[1]) is an American national security professional who served as the 32nd United States Deputy Secretary of Defense for both the Obama and Trump administrations from 2014 to 2017.[2] Prior to that, Work was the United States Under Secretary of the Navy from 2009 to 2013, and before that served as a colonel in the United States Marine Corps; Work retired in 2001 and worked as a civilian at the Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments (CSBA) and the George Washington University in various positions relating to military and strategic study.[3] From 2013 to 2014, he was the CEO of the Center for a New American Security (CNAS). After his time as Deputy Secretary of Defense, he went on to serve on the board of Raytheon.[4] As of October 2023, he serves on the Special Competitive Studies Project's board of advisors.[5]

  1. ^ "Nominations Before the Senate Armed Service Committee, First Session, 111th Congress". Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
  2. ^ "Robert O. Work | U.S. Department of Defense Biography". U. S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  3. ^ This story was written Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Shannon Burns; Defense Media Activity-Navy. "Navy Says Farewell to Under Secretary".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ^ "Robert O. Work | Pentagon Revolving Door". Project On Government Oversight. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Who We Are". SCSP. Retrieved 20 October 2023.