Nelson F. Gibbs
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Nelson F. Gibbs was United States
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Logistics)
from 2001 to 2005.
. He was educated at Clarkson University
, receiving a bachelor's degree
in civil engineering
in 1959. From 1959 to 1962, he served as an officer in the United States Army
. He also earned a M.S. in industrial management from Purdue University
in 1962.
In 1962, Gibbs joined the Los Angeles
office of Deloitte & Touche as a General Management and Financial Systems Consultant. He was made an audit partner in 1971; Director of Audit Operations in 1982; Lead client Service Partner from 1986 to 1987; and Senior Partner in Deloitte's Tokyo
office from 1988 to 1991. In 1991, he joined Northrop Grumman
as Corporate Controller
in Los Angeles, a position he held until 1999.
In 1999, Gibbs entered the Office of Management and Budget as Executive Director of the Cost Accounting Standards
Board. He worked there until 2001, when President of the United States
George W. Bush
nominated him to be Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Logistics)
, an office he subsequently held until 2005.
After retiring from government service in 2005, Gibbs became a member of the Board of Trustees of The Aerospace Corporation
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Logistics)
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Logistics)
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force is the title of a civilian office in the United States Department of the Air Force...
from 2001 to 2005.
Biography
Nelson F. Gibbs was born in Rochester, New YorkRochester, New York
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. He was educated at Clarkson University
Clarkson University
-The Clarkson School:The Clarkson School, a special division of Clarkson University, was founded in 1978 as a unique educational opportunity. The School offers students an early entrance opportunity into college, replacing the typical senior year of high school with a year of college...
, receiving a bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
in civil engineering
Civil engineering
Civil engineering is a professional engineering discipline that deals with the design, construction, and maintenance of the physical and naturally built environment, including works like roads, bridges, canals, dams, and buildings...
in 1959. From 1959 to 1962, he served as an officer in the United States Army
United States Army
The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
. He also earned a M.S. in industrial management from Purdue University
Purdue University
Purdue University, located in West Lafayette, Indiana, U.S., is the flagship university of the six-campus Purdue University system. Purdue was founded on May 6, 1869, as a land-grant university when the Indiana General Assembly, taking advantage of the Morrill Act, accepted a donation of land and...
in 1962.
In 1962, Gibbs joined the Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
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office of Deloitte & Touche as a General Management and Financial Systems Consultant. He was made an audit partner in 1971; Director of Audit Operations in 1982; Lead client Service Partner from 1986 to 1987; and Senior Partner in Deloitte's Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
office from 1988 to 1991. In 1991, he joined Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Corporation is an American global aerospace and defense technology company formed by the 1994 purchase of Grumman by Northrop. The company was the fourth-largest defense contractor in the world as of 2010, and the largest builder of naval vessels. Northrop Grumman employs over...
as Corporate Controller
Comptroller
A comptroller is a management level position responsible for supervising the quality of accounting and financial reporting of an organization.In British government, the Comptroller General or Comptroller and Auditor General is in most countries the external auditor of the budget execution of the...
in Los Angeles, a position he held until 1999.
In 1999, Gibbs entered the Office of Management and Budget as Executive Director of the Cost Accounting Standards
Cost Accounting Standards
Cost Accounting Standards are a set of 19 standards and rules promulgated by the United States Government for use in determining costs on negotiated procurements...
Board. He worked there until 2001, when President of the United States
President of the United States
The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces....
George W. Bush
George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....
nominated him to be Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Logistics)
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Logistics)
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force is the title of a civilian office in the United States Department of the Air Force...
, an office he subsequently held until 2005.
After retiring from government service in 2005, Gibbs became a member of the Board of Trustees of The Aerospace Corporation
The Aerospace Corporation
The Aerospace Corporation is a private, non-profit corporation headquartered in El Segundo, California that has operated a Federally Funded Research and Development Center for the United States Air Force since 1960...
.