Richard Greco, Jr.

Richard Greco, Jr. was United States Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller) from 2004 to 2007.

Biography

Richard Greco, Jr. was educated at Fordham University (B.S. in Chemistry), the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University (M.A.), and the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business (M.B.A.).

Greco's first job was as an associate of The Scowcroft Group. His job there consisted of advising hedge fund managers and corporate executives about emerging markets, specifically in Africa, Asia, and the former Soviet Union. While at the Scowcroft Group, Greco assisted George H. W. Bush and Brent Scowcroft in writing A World Transformed, a book about the foreign policy of the United States in the post-Cold War era.

In 1997, Greco joined Stern Stewart & Co. There, he oversaw Stern Stewart's expansion into Italy, with the joint venture of Ambrosetti Stern Stewart Italia. During this period, Greco became a regular lecturer at Bocconi University, the School of Management at the Libera Università Internazionale degli Studi Sociali Guido Carli, and the Italian Association of Financial Analysts. He later became manager of Stern Stewart's Government Services Division.

During his time at Stern Stewart, Greco helped to found The Montfort Academy, a Catholic school in Katonah, New York.

In June 2002, Greco was named a White House Fellow. He thus became a special assistant in the Office of the Secretary of Defense. During this year, he spent six weeks in Baghdad as a special advisor to L. Paul Bremer, providing advice on private sector and financial development. When his fellowship was over, Greco was appointed Acting Director of Private Sector Development for Iraq, and in this capacity was responsible as acting as a liaison between the international private sector and the Coalition Provisional Authority.

On September 10, 2004, President of the United States George W. Bush nominated Greco as Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Financial Management and Comptroller). After confirmation by the United States Senate, Greco served in this office from October 26, 2004 until 2007.

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