Paul Brinkley

Paul A. Brinkley
Born	November 15, 1966 Dallas TX
Citizenship	United States
Alma mater	Texas A&M (B.S.) Texas A&M (M.S.)
Occupation	CEO
Employer	North America Western Asia Holdings
Known for	Deputy Under Secretary of Defense, Director Task Force for Business and Stability Operations; Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, NAWAH

Paul Andrew Brinkley (born November 15, 1966 in Dallas, Texas) is an American businessman and government official. Brinkley is the co-founder and current CEO of North America Western Asia Holdings, an investment and business development firm based in Washington, D.C. Brinkley served as the United States Deputy Undersecretary of Defense under Secretaries of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and Robert Gates from 2004 to 2011.

Brinkley attended Texas A&M University, graduating with Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in industrial engineering. He later completed part-time doctoral work in operations research at North Carolina State University, before choosing to focus on his professional career. Brinkley has published research on mathematical modeling, industrial statistics, and artificial intelligence.

Brinkley began his career as an engineer with Northern Telecom Ltd., later Nortel Networks. Brinkley and his colleagues received four US patents for his work at Nortel. Brinkley later joined JDS Uniphase Corporation, where he held multiple roles, including Senior Vice President for Supply Chain Management, Senior Vice President for Customer Service and Inside Sales and Chief Information Officer. While at JDS Uniphase, Brinkley served as a member of the international economic development advisory board to the Government of Fujian Province in the People’s Republic of China.

Brinkley accepted an appointment as Deputy Undersecretary of Defense in 2004.

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