Background
III, William James Lynn, was born in 1954.
III, William James Lynn, was born in 1954.
Bachelor, Dartmouth College, 1976. Master of Arts in Public Affairs, Princeton University, 1982. Juris Doctor, Cornell Law School, 1980.
Executive director defense organization project Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1983-1985. Senior fellow Strategic Development Center National Defense University, 1986-1987. Staff member to Senator M. Kennedy United States Senate Armed Services Committee, 1987-1993.
Director Office Program Analysis & Evaluation United States Department Defense, 1993-1997, under secretary (comptroller), 1997—2001. Executive vice president DFI International, 2001—2002. Vice president government operations & strategy Raytheon Company, Waltham, Massachusetts, 2002—2005, senior vice president government operations & strategy, 2005—2009.
Deputy secretary United States Department Defense, Washington, since 2009.
Married Mary Murphy; 1 child.