12 Facts About Michael Wynne

Michael Walter Wynne was born on September 4,1944 and is an American politician and business executive and was the 21st United States Secretary of the Air Force.

Michael Wynne graduated with the United States Military Academy class of 1966 and served in the Air Force for seven years, ending his career as a captain and assistant professor of astronautics at the United States Air Force Academy.

In 1999 Michael Wynne had retired as senior vice president from General Dynamics, where his role was in International Development and Strategy.

Michael Wynne had rejoined the company at the invitation of the chairman to strengthen international activities.

Michael Wynne successfully integrated the division into the Astronautics Company and became the general manager of the Space Launch Systems segment, combining the Titan with the Atlas Launch vehicles.

Michael Wynne spent a total of 23 years with General Dynamics in various senior positions with the Aircraft and Main Battle Tanks Divisions, and served on the corporate staff prior to becoming the president of Space Systems, including Launch Vehicles, and a corporate vice president.

Michael Wynne nurtured small technology companies through their startup phase as a member of the NextGenFund Executive Committee, and served in executive positions of two of those companies.

In July 2001, Michael Wynne was confirmed as Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics, and in May 2003 he was appointed as acting Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics.

Michael Wynne is a prominent proponent of renewable energy, and supported the Air Force's continued leadership in clean energy procurement.

Michael Wynne was later asked by President Joe Biden to resign in September 2021.

Michael Wynne has published numerous professional journal articles relating to engineering, cost estimating and contracting.

Michael Wynne has called on the United States to fund the development of both designs for the KC-X, a step that Dan Goure of the Lexington Institute says would add even more delay to the long overdue project.