MICHAEL W. WYNNE

Acting Under Secretary of Defense for
Acquisition, Technology and Logistics

Michael W. Wynne is the Principal Deputy Under Secretary Of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics. The Senate confirmed him to this position on July 12, 2001.

Recently, he has been involved in venture capital nurturing small technology companies through their startup phase as a member of the NextGenFund Executive Committee and serving in executive positions within two companies.

In 1999, Mr. Wynne retired as Senior Vice President from General Dynamics (GD), where his role was in International Development and Strategy. He spent 23 years with General Dynamics in various senior positions with the Aircraft (F-16’s), Main Battle Tanks (M1A2), and Space Launch Vehicles (Atlas and Centaur).

In between working with GD, he spent three years with Lockheed Martin (LMT), having sold the Space Systems division to then Martin Marietta. He successfully integrated the division into the Astronautics Company and became the General Manager of the Space Launch Systems segment, combining the Titan with the Atlas Launch vehicles.

Prior to joining industry, Mr. Wynne served in the Air Force for seven years, ending as a Captain and Assistant Professor of Astronautics at the US Air Force Academy teaching Control Theory and Fire Control Techniques. Mr. Wynne graduated from the United States Military Academy and also holds a Masters in Electrical Engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology and a Masters in Business from the University of Colorado. He has attended short courses at Northwestern University (Business) and Harvard Business School (PMD-42). He is a Fellow in the National Contracts Management Association, and has been a Past President of the Association of the United States Army, Detroit Chapter and the Michigan Chapter of the American Defense Preparedness Association. He has published numerous professional journal articles relating to engineering, cost estimating and contracting.