Steven P. Whitney

Steven P. Whitney
Official portrait, 2023
Born	Edina, Minnesota, U.S.
Allegiance	United States
Branch	United States Air Force United States Space Force
Years of service	1993–2021 (Air Force) 2021–present (Space Force)
Rank	Major General
Commands	Production Corps, SSC Global Positioning Systems Directorate Global Positioning System User Equipment Division Enterprise Operations Squadron, NRO
Awards	Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal Legion of Merit (2)
Alma mater	University of Minnesota (BS) George Washington University (MA)

Steven P. Whitney is a United States Space Force major general who serves as the director of staff of the United States Space Force. He previously served as the military deputy to the assistant secretary of the Air Force for space acquisition and integration from 2021 to 2023.^[1]

Whitney graduated in 1992 from the University of Minnesota with a B.S. degree in electrical engineering. He entered the United States Air Force as a distinguished graduate of the university's Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps program. He is a career space acquisitions officer who commanded the National Reconnaissance Office's Enterprise Operations Squadron. He has experience working on Global Positioning System (GPS) acquisition, serving as director of the Global Positioning Systems Directorate and senior materiel leader for the GPS User Equipment Division. He has also served as program executive officer for space production at the Space and Missile Systems Center.^[2][3][1]

In May 2021, he transferred into the Space Force and he was promoted to major general a year later. As director of staff, he is responsible for synchronizing policy, plans, positions, procedures, and cross-functional issues for the Space Force's headquarters staff. He is the first two-star director general of the Space Force after the position was downgraded from a three-star billet.^[1]