Alex Wagner (government official)
Alex Wagner | |
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Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs | |
Assumed office June 10, 2022 | |
President | Joe Biden |
Preceded by | Shon J. Manasco |
Personal details | |
Education | Brown University (BA) Georgetown University (JD) |
Alex Wagner is the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs).
Biography
[edit]Alex Wagner was born and raised in Southern California. Wagner graduated from Brown University, receiving a B.A. in political science in 1999. After Brown, he was an analyst at the Arms Control Association. Later he earned his Juris Doctor from Georgetown University in 2005 and joined K&L Gates.[1]
Obama Administration
[edit]Wagner joined the Obama Administration working on nuclear weapons policy and later detainee policy.[2] After joining the public policy team at Uber for a brief stint, rejoined the Pentagon as was the chief of staff to the Secretary of the Army Eric Fanning.[3]
After the Obama Administration, Wagner joined the Aerospace Industries Association as the vice president of strategic initiatives.[4]
Biden Administration
[edit]On August 9, 2021, President of the United States Joe Biden nominated Wagner to be Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs). Wagner was confirmed by the Senate on June 7, 2022 and was later sworn in on June 10th.[5] In this capacity, he oversees the overall supervision of manpower and reserve component affairs of the Department of the Air Force, to include recruiting.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "What Trump's Trans Order Gets Wrong and Why It Matters". Lawfare.
- ^ "Alex Wagner". Department of the Air Force Biographies.
- ^ "Alex Wagner". Department of Defense Biographies.
- ^ "Wagner Joins AIA as Vice President and Senior Advisor to President". Space News.
- ^ "UPN1002 — Alex Wagner — Department of Defense". US Senate.
- ^ "US Air Force hit 2024 recruiting goal by meeting Americans where they are, not lowering standards". Breaking Defense.