Robert F. Hale
| Robert F. Hale | |
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| Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) | |
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In office February 10, 2009 – 2014 |
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| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Tina W. Jonas |
| Succeeded by | Michael J. McCord |
| Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management and Comptroller) | |
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In office 1994–2001 |
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| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Michael B. Donley |
| Succeeded by | Michael Montelongo |
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January 21, 1947 Sacramento, California |
Robert F. Hale (born 1947) was the United States Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) from 2009 until 2014 and before that the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management and Comptroller). Hale has over thirty years of experience as a professional financial manager serving in a wide range of national defense related roles. In addition to his most recent position as Under Secretary of Defense and his previous appointment as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Hale has also served in the National Security Division of the Congressional Budget Office and as Executive Director of the American Society of Military Comptrollers. Hale is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and a former member of the Defense Business Board. He was appointed to the National Commission on the Future of the Army by Representative Adam Smith (D-WA).
Hale was born on January 21, 1947. He was raised in Fairfield, California, graduating from Armijo High School in 1964. He attended Stanford University, graduating with honors and receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in mathematics and statistics. He earned a Master’s degree in operations research from Stanford, and later a Master of Business Administration from George Washington University.
Hale spent three years on active duty as an officer in the United States Navy, serving first with a Navy security group in Okinawa, Japan and then in Washington, D.C. After completing his Navy tour in 1972, he took a civilian position at the Center for Naval Analyses, serving as an analyst and later a study director. In 1975, Hale joined Logistics Management Institute or LMI, a not-for-profit consulting firm specializing in service to the Federal government. He was selected as a fellow of the institute, and eventually, headed LMI’s acquisition and grants management group.
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