Alan Estevez
Alan Estevez | |
|---|---|
| Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security | |
| In office April 19, 2022 – January 20, 2025 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Mira Ricardel (2018) |
| Succeeded by | Jeffrey I. Kessler |
| Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness | |
| In office August 8, 2011 – October 30, 2013 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Phillip J. Bell (2009) |
| Succeeded by | David J. Berteau |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Rutgers University (BA) National Defense University (MS) |
Alan F. Estevez is an American national security official who served as Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security in the Biden administration from 2022 to 2025.
Education
Estevez holds a BA in political science from Rutgers University and a MS in national resource strategy from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces.[1]
Career
From 1981 to 2002, Estevez served in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the United States Department of the Army, and the Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command. During the Obama administration, Estevez served in the United States Department of Defense as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Materiel Readiness and principal deputy under secretary of defense (acquisition, technology & logistics). He subsequently joined Deloitte as a national security and logistics consultant.[2][3][4] In July 2021, President Joe Biden nominated Estevez to serve as Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security. He was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 31 and sworn in on April 19, 2022.[5][6]
References
- ^ "President Biden Announces 11 Key Nominations". The White House. July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ "Alan F. Estevez". United States Department of Defense. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ "Biden taps ex-Pentagon official for key China tech position". Reuters. July 13, 2021. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ Leary, Bob Davis and Alex (July 13, 2021). "WSJ News Exclusive | Commerce Department to Tap Former Pentagon Official for Export-Control Post". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved July 13, 2021.
- ^ "PN870 - Nomination of Alan F. Estevez for Department of Commerce, 117th Congress (2021-2022)". Congress.gov. Library of Congress. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
- ^ Raimondo, Gina [@SecRaimondo] (April 19, 2022). "I'm excited to welcome Alan Estevez to the Department to lead @BISgov" (Tweet). Retrieved April 25, 2022 – via Twitter.