Francis J. Harvey
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Dr. Francis J. Harvey was sworn in on November 19, 2004 as the 19th Secretary of the United States Army.
The majority of Secretary Harvey's career has been spent with corporations that provided products and services to the federal government, particularly the United States Department of Defense, and included a year of government service. He has been involved in over 20 major defense programs across the entire spectrum from undersea to outer space, including tanks, missiles, submarines, surface ships, aircraft and satellites. In addition, he was a member of the Army Science Board in the late 1990s, traveling to numerous U.S. Army installations, and participated in early studies that helped define the Future Combat System. Secretary Harvey also served for one year as a White House Fellow and assistant in the immediate office of the Secretary of Defense, Harold Brown, in the late 1970s.
Prior to his appointment as the Secretary of the Army, Secretary Harvey held various professional, management and executive positions within the Westinghouse Corporation from 1969 to 1997, including President of the Electronics Systems Group, President of the Government and Environmental Services Company, and Chief Operating Officer of the multi billion dollar Industries and Technology Group. Most recently Secretary Harvey was a Director and Vice Chairman of Duratek, a company specializing in treating radioactive, hazardous, and other wastes, as well as a member of the board of several other corporations.
Secretary Harvey earned his doctorate in Metallurgy and Material Sciences from the University of Pennsylvania and his Bachelor of Science at the University of Notre Dame in Metallurgical Engineering and Material Science. Secretary Harvey was born and raised in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.
He and his wife of 40 years, Mary, have 2 children and 5 grandchildren.
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| Preceded by: Les Brownlee (acting) |
United States Secretary of the Army November 2004 – present |
Incumbent |
| Secretaries of the United States Department of Defense |  |
|---|---|
| Robert Gates, Gordon R. England (Deputy), Francis J. Harvey (Army), Donald C. Winter (Navy), Michael Wynne (Air Force) |
