Nelson F. Gibbs
| Nelson F. Gibbs | |
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| Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Logistics) | |
| In office 2001–2005 |
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| Succeeded by | William C. Anderson |
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| Born | Nelson Frederick Gibbs January 8, 1938 Rochester, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Purdue University |
Nelson Frederick Gibbs (born January 8, 1938) was United States Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Logistics) from 2001 to 2005.[1]
Biography
Nelson F. Gibbs was born in Rochester, New York.[2] He was educated at Clarkson University, receiving a bachelor's degree in civil engineering in 1959.[2] While at the Clarkson he was a member of the National Society of Pershing Rifles. From 1959 to 1962, he served as an officer in the United States Army.[2] He also earned a M.S. in industrial management from Purdue University in 1962.[2]
In 1962, Gibbs joined the Los Angeles office of Deloitte & Touche as a General Management and Financial Systems Consultant.[2] 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.[2] In 1991, he joined Northrop Grumman as Corporate Controller in Los Angeles, a position he held until 1999.[2]
In 1999, Gibbs entered the Office of Management and Budget as Executive Director of the Cost Accounting Standards Board.[2] 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.[2]
After retiring from government service in 2005, Gibbs became a member of the Board of Trustees of The Aerospace Corporation.[3]
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Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Logistics) 2001 – 2005 |
Succeeded by William C. Anderson |
