Sean Stackley

Sean Stackley
Official portrait, 2017
Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition
In office
July 28, 2008 – August 3, 2017
PresidentGeorge W. Bush
Barack Obama
Donald Trump
Preceded byJohn S. Thackrah
Succeeded byJames Geurts
Acting United States Secretary of the Navy
In office
January 20, 2017 – August 3, 2017
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byRay Mabus
Succeeded byRichard V. Spencer
Personal details
Born
Sean Gerard Joseph Stackley

(1957-08-07) August 7, 1957 (age 67)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
SpouseTeresa Mullin
EducationUnited States Naval Academy (BS)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MS)
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Navy
Years of service1979–2005
Rank Captain
Awards

Sean Gerard Joseph Stackley (born August 7, 1957) is an American engineer and former naval officer who served as the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition from July 2008 to August 3, 2017. He also served as the acting Secretary of the Navy from January 20 to August 3, 2017. As of September 2018, he is SVP and President, Communications & Networked Systems Segment at L-3 Technologies.