Department of Defense

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Before assuming this position, Mr. Roth was the Deputy Comptroller (Program/Budget), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). As the most senior career financial manager in the Department, Mr. Roth was responsible for the preparation and monitoring of the entire Defense budget. Prior to this, he was Deputy Director of the Investment Directorate, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) where he was responsible for all Defense programs funded by Procurement and Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) appropriations. Mr. Roth entered the Senior Executive Service in 1990. Mr. Roth graduated from the University of Virginia in 1974 with a Bachelor of Arts degree and earned a Master of Science degree in Public Administration from George Washington University in 1977. Mr. Roth has also completed the Executive Excellence Program at the Federal Executive Institute, the National Security Leadership Course at Syracuse University and the Program for Senior Managers in Government at Harvard University. Mr. Roth entered civil service as a trainee in the Department of the Navy’s Centralized Financial Management Training Program. Mr. Roth was awarded the Meritorious Executive Presidential Rank Award in 2005 and the Distinguished Executive Presidential Rank Award in 2012. Mr. Roth has had tours of duty as a financial management intern and budget analyst at the Norfolk Naval Supply Center; as a budget officer at the Naval Data Automation Command; and as a budget analyst in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Mr. Roth has two sons, Andrew and David. Mr. Roth’s personal interests include hiking, tennis, and history.

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Armed Services Committee

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Mr. Shanahan most recently served as Boeing senior vice president, Supply Chain & Operations. A Washington state native, Mr. Shanahan joined Boeing in 1986 and spent over three decades with the company. He previously worked as senior vice president of Commercial Airplane Programs, managing profit and loss for the 737, 747, 767, 777 and 787 programs and the operations at Boeing's principal manufacturing sites; as vice president and general manager of the 787 Dreamliner, leading the program during a critical development period; as vice president and general manager of Boeing Missile Defense Systems, overseeing the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system, Airborne Laser and Advanced Tactical Laser; and as vice president and general manager of Boeing Rotorcraft Systems, overseeing the Apache, Chinook and Osprey. He previously held leadership positions on the 757 program, 767 program and in the fabrication division. Mr. Shanahan is a Royal Aeronautical Society Fellow, Society of Manufacturing Engineers Fellow and American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Associate Fellow. He served as a regent at the University of Washington for over five years. Mr. Shanahan holds a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Washington and two advanced degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology: a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering, and an MBA from MIT’s Sloan School of Management.

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Shipley was most recently military legislative assistant to Sen. Ted Cruz. Previously, Shipley served for 20 years in the U.S. Navy, and is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and Arizona State University.

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A native of Great Bend, Kansas, Rear Adm. Greg Slavonic was raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science from Oklahoma State University and then enlisted in the Navy. After completing boot camp and Signalman "A" school he received orders to the aircraft carrier USS Constellation (CVA 64) and completed two western Pacific deployments in support of combat operations in Vietnam. In 1976, he earned a master’s degree from the University of Central Oklahoma. In November 1990, Slavonic was deployed to Southeast Asia to support Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm and assigned to General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander, U.S. Central Command. He was assigned to the Joint Information Bureau (JIB) in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. He served as the chief of the Navy’s New Desk and the senior combat correspondent pool (CCP) officer. The CCP assignment included embarking with a media pool aboard the USS Tripoli (LPH 10) when the ship struck an underwater tethered mine causing extensive flooding to the forward third of the ship, almost sinking her. In his 34 year career, Slavonic served in many leadership roles including four command tours. On one command tour was honored as a recipient of the Rear Adm. Robert Ravitz Award for public affairs excellence. He led two Joint U.S. Military Assistance Teams to Manila, advising the Armed Forces of Philippines on effective use of strategic communications operations against the Islamic terrorist group Abu Sayyaf. In addition, Slavonic lead public affairs team which coordinated and executed the media coverage for commissioning ceremony of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and for movie premiere “Pearl Harbor” aboard the USS Stennis (CVN 74). Slavonic was the Navy’s sixth special assistant to the chief of information in Washington, D.C., and director of public affairs (Reserve) from June 2001 to 2005. In this dual role, he served as principal advisor to the chief of information responsible for all aspects of the Navy’s Public Affairs Program. He established and maintained professional working relationships with Navy Secretariat offices, other Department of Defense commands and activities within the Pentagon and in the Washington Capitol Region. In addition, he was responsible for the training and readiness of more than 500 public affairs specialists assigned to 26 different units across the United States. In June 2004, Slavonic was mobilized to support Operation Enduring Freedom II, Baghdad, Iraq. He was assigned to the newly formed Multinational Force-Iraq (MNF-I) staff and served as the director of strategic communications and public affairs for Commanding General. He was the first U.S. Navy flag officer assigned to MNF-I and directed the daily operations for Combined Press Information Center (CPIC). During his deployment he also organized and directed the media pool for the first court appearance and arraignment of Saddam Hussein and eleven other high ranking Iraqi officials. In addition, worked closely with U.S. State Department to resolve many sensitive international issues at the historical biblical site of Babylon. His military awards include the Legion of Merit Medal, Bronze Star Medal (two awards), Meritorious Service Medal (three awards) Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal (two awards), Combat Action Ribbon, Presidential Unit Citation and numerous other campaign and service medals. During his civilian career he held many media management positions. He served as co-chair and led the effort to design, build and raise $1.1 million dollars for the USS Oklahoma Memorial at Pearl Harbor. Slavonic is currently the chief of staff for U.S. Senator James Lankford (OK-R).

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Rob was previously a Professional Staff Member and Republican staff lead for the Subcommittee on Strategic Forces of the Senate Armed Services Committee, with oversight responsibility for missile defense, nuclear forces, arms control, nonproliferation policy, U.S. Strategic Command, and Department of Energy nuclear weapons and non-proliferation activities. Between January 2009 and December 2012 he served as strategic forces policy advisor to Senator Jon Kyl, the Republican Whip. In this capacity, he was a senior advisor to the Republican caucus during Senate consideration of the 2010 New START Treaty. Rob also served as a Military Legislative Assistant to Senator Slade Gorton (R-WA) and as Professional Staff Member on the Senate Republican Policy Committee. Executive branch experience includes: Deputy Director, Office of Missile Defense Policy (Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy); Professor of National Security Policy at the National War College; and various policy positions with the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization/Missile Defense Agency. In 2003, he was called to active duty as a Lieutenant Commander in the Naval Reserve and assigned to the newly created Terrorist Threat Integration Center. Rob received his Doctorate in International Relations from the University of Southern California (1987) and is a graduate of the National War College (1994). He received the Department of Defense Exceptional Civilian Service Medal and is the author of Missile Defenses and Western European Security (Greenwood Press, 1988).

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A Connecticut native, Spencer graduated from Rollins College in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics. Upon graduation he joined the United States Marine Corps and proudly served as an H-46 pilot until 1981 before departing active duty to enter the private finance sector. Spencer worked on Wall Street for 16 years with responsibilities centered on investment banking services and a particular focus on strategic advisory services and capital market underwriting. After three years as president of Crossroads Investment Management LLC, a leading venture capital and private equity fund-of-funds investment firm, Spencer joined Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (NYSE-ICE), the leading electronic commodity futures exchange, as chief financial officer. ICE introduced transparency and risk management to the global derivatives markets. As vice chairman he was responsible for the transition of the company from private to public, including initial board of directors recruitment, the initial public offering and the subsequent three secondary offerings, financial reporting, strategy development and implementation, and human resources management. From 2007 to 2017 Spencer was the managing director of Fall Creek Management, LLC. Spencer served on the Board of Directors of Global Atlantic Financial Group, ENGAGEcx LLC, 86Borders LLC and StarPound Technologies. His charitable activities include board service on the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation, The Community Foundation of Jackson Hole, Teton County Search & Rescue Foundation, Veterans Campaign/Center for Second Service, and Honoring Our Vets. Spencer served on the Defense Business Board and the Chief of Naval Operations Executive Panel.

Bio, via United States Air Force:

General Stewart spent 14 years on active duty prior to joining the Air Force Reserve in 1992. As a former Air Reserve Technician, he held dual status as a Senior Executive Service civil service employee and Air Force Reservist. General Stewart is a command pilot with more than 4,700 flying hours. He has commanded at both the group and wing levels, and has served as the Air Force Reserve Command's Inspector General. Prior to assuming his current position, he was the Director of Plans and Programs, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command, Robins Air Force Base, Ga.