10 Facts About Jacques Gansler

Jacques Singleton "Jack" Gansler was an aerospace electronics engineer, defense contracting executive and public policy expert.

Jacques Gansler served as Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics from November 1997 to January 2001.

Jacques Gansler then served in management positions for the Singer Corporation until 1970 and as vice president for business development at the International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation from 1970 to 1972.

From 1972 to 1975, Jacques Gansler served as Assistant Director of Defense Research and Engineering for Electronics at the Pentagon.

In September 1997, President Bill Clinton nominated Jacques Gansler to be Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics.

In 2001, Jacques Gansler became a professor of public policy at the University of Maryland, College Park.

Jacques Gansler founded and served as director of the Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise at the School of Public Policy.

In September 2007, Jacques Gansler was appointed chairman of a special commission to investigate the United States Army's acquisition and contracting processes.

Jacques Gansler was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2002.

Jacques Gansler was a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.