David S. C. Chu

David S. C. Chu (朱思九; pinyin: Zhū Sījiǔ) is the United States Under Secretary of Defense (Personnel and Readiness) responsible as the senior policy advisor on recruitment, career development, pay and benefits, and overseeing the state of military readiness. Appointed on June 1, 2001, Chu is one of the least publicly recognized of the civilians appointed to The Pentagon under President George W. Bush. Dr. Chu received a Bachelor of Arts Degree, magna cum laude, in Economics and Mathematics from Yale University in 1964 and a PhD in Economics, also from Yale, in 1972. In 1968 he was commissioned in the United States Army and became an instructor at the U.S. Army Logistics Management Center, Fort Lee, Virginia. He later served a tour of duty in the Republic of Vietnam, working in the Office of the Comptroller, Headquarters, 1st Logistical Command. He obtained the rank of captain and completed his service with the Army in 1970. From 1978 to 1981, Dr. Chu served as the Assistant Director for National Security and International Affairs, Congressional Budget Office, providing advice to the Congress on the full range of national security and international economic issues. He served the Director and then Assistant Secretary of Defense (Program Analysis and Evaluation) from May 1981 to January 1993. In that capacity, he advised the Secretary of Defense on the future size and structure of the armed forces, their equipment, and their preparation for crisis or conflict. Prior to rejoining the Department of Defense, Dr. Chu served in several senior executive positions with the RAND Corporation, including Vice President and Director of the Arroyo Center, the Army's federally funded research and development center for studies and analysis, and Director of RAND's Washington Office. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and a recipient of its National Public Senior Award. He holds the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public service with silver palm. Dr. Chu loves to play squash and he's a very good player.

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Secretary of Defense (Robert Gates) Deputy Secretary of Defense (Gordon R. England) Under Secretaries: Intelligence (James R. Clapper) • Policy (Eric S. Edelman) • Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics • Personel and Readiness (David S. C. Chu) • Comptroller Military Secretaries: Secretary of the Army (Pete Geren) • Secretary of the Navy (Donald C. Winter) • Secretary of the Air Force (Michael Wynne)