Background
Valley, Bruce Leon was born on March 7, 1944 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Leon Henry and Doris Janet (Berube) Valley.
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Bruce Leon Valley
Edit ProfileCorporate development executive
Bruce Leon Valley, American Corporate development executive. Recipient Grand prize California Poetry Society, Speakers Prize Freedom Foundation. Board of directors National Anti-drug Foundation; Member Society Experimental Test Pilots, Veterans of Foreign Wars, DAV, Vietnam Vets Association, National Contract Management Association, Mensa, Mount Vernon Yacht Club, Army Navy Club.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Engineering, United States Naval Academy, 1966; Master of Science in Management, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California, 1975.
Career
Commissioned ensign, United States Navy, 1966;
advanced through grades to commander, United States Navy
retired, United States Navy, 1986;
experimental test pilot, United States Navy, 1970-1974;
special assistant to North Atlantic Treaty Organization Commander-in-chief, 1978-1980;
secretary of Navy, 1981-1983;
special assistant to Secretary of Defense, public spokeman for Strategic Defense Initiative, 1984-1985;
candidate for United States Senate, 1986;
consultant in national security affairs to various large defense firms, Washington, 1987;
vice president, Wheeler Industries, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia, since 1987;
consultant to chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Office of Secretary of Defense, 1989-1991;
Eisenhower fellow to Turkey, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Office of Secretary of Defense, Alexandria, since 1991. Author: Rye Harbor & Other Poems of the Seacoast, 1973. Contributor over 200 articles on national security and geopolitics.
Contributor over 800 speeches for major Washington figures including President's Reagan and Bush.
Achievements
Membership
Board of directors National Anti-drug Foundation. Member Society Experimental Test Pilots, Veterans of Foreign Wars, DAV, Vietnam Vets Association, National Contract Management Association, Mensa, Mount Vernon Yacht Club, Army Navy Club.
Interests
Connections
Married Nancy Anne Naylor, Dec.22, 1966. Children: Sandyn Noelle, Christine Nicole.
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Religion
Roman Catholic -
Political Party
Republican