John P. White
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Dr. John P. White BS, MA, PhD is an American
university professor and a former Government official who served in the Clinton Administration.
White is the Robert and Renee Belfer Lecturer at the John F. Kennedy School of Government
at Harvard University
.
He served as the Deputy Secretary of Defense
from 1995 to 1997, as Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget from 1978 to 1981, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower, Reserve Affairs and Logistics from 1977 to 1978, and as a Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps
from 1959 to 1961. He has twice been awarded the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service
.
Prior to his most recent government service, Dr. White was the Director of the Center for Business and Government at Harvard University and the Chairman of the Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces.
His extensive private-sector experience includes service as Chairman and CEO of INTERACTIVE Systems Corporation
from 1981 to 1988 and, following its sale to the Eastman Kodak Company
in 1988, as General Manager of the Integration and Systems Products Division and as a Vice President of Kodak until 1992. In nine years with the RAND Corporation
, he was the Senior Vice President for National Security Research Programs and a member of the Board of Trustees. He is also a Senior Fellow at the RAND Corporation and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
White currently serves as a director of L-3 Communications Corporation
, IRG International, Inc.
, and the Institute for Defense Analyses
, as well as the Concord Coalition
and Center for Excellence in Government. He is also a member of the Defense Advisory Committee on Military Compensation, and the Policy and Global Affairs Oversight Committee of the National Research Council
.
White graduated from Cornell University
in 1959 with a B.S.
in industrial and labor relations
. He later received an M.A.
in economics
and public administration
and a Ph.D.
in labor economics from Syracuse University
in 1964 and 1969, respectively.
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university professor and a former Government official who served in the Clinton Administration.
White is the Robert and Renee Belfer Lecturer at the John F. Kennedy School of Government
John F. Kennedy School of Government
The John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University is a public policy and public administration school, and one of Harvard's graduate and professional schools...
at Harvard University
Harvard University
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.
He served as the Deputy Secretary of Defense
United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
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from 1995 to 1997, as Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget from 1978 to 1981, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower, Reserve Affairs and Logistics from 1977 to 1978, and as a Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps
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from 1959 to 1961. He has twice been awarded the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service
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.
Prior to his most recent government service, Dr. White was the Director of the Center for Business and Government at Harvard University and the Chairman of the Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces.
His extensive private-sector experience includes service as Chairman and CEO of INTERACTIVE Systems Corporation
INTERACTIVE Systems Corporation
INTERACTIVE Systems Corporation was a US-based software company and the first vendor of the Unix operating system outside AT&T, operating from Santa Monica, CA....
from 1981 to 1988 and, following its sale to the Eastman Kodak Company
Eastman Kodak
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in 1988, as General Manager of the Integration and Systems Products Division and as a Vice President of Kodak until 1992. In nine years with the RAND Corporation
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, he was the Senior Vice President for National Security Research Programs and a member of the Board of Trustees. He is also a Senior Fellow at the RAND Corporation and a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
White currently serves as a director of L-3 Communications Corporation
L-3 Communications
L-3 Communications Holdings, Inc. is a company that supplies command and control, communications, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems and products, avionics, ocean products, training devices and services, instrumentation, space, and navigation products. Its customers include...
, IRG International, Inc.
International Resources Group
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, and the Institute for Defense Analyses
Institute for Defense Analyses
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, as well as the Concord Coalition
Concord Coalition
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and Center for Excellence in Government. He is also a member of the Defense Advisory Committee on Military Compensation, and the Policy and Global Affairs Oversight Committee of the National Research Council
United States National Research Council
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White graduated from Cornell University
Cornell University
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in 1959 with a B.S.
Bachelor of Science
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in industrial and labor relations
Labor relations
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. He later received an M.A.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
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in economics
Economics
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and public administration
Public administration
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and a Ph.D.
Doctor of Philosophy
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in labor economics from Syracuse University
Syracuse University
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in 1964 and 1969, respectively.