Russell D. Hale
| Russell D. Hale | |
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| 15th Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller) | |
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In office 18 June 1981 – 29 February 1984 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan |
| Preceded by | Charles W. Snodgrass |
| Succeeded by | Richard E. Carver |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
8 July 1944 Sherman, Texas |
| Political party | Republican |
Russell D. Hale (born 1944) was United States Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller) from 1981 to 1984.
Early life and education
Russell D. Hale was born in Sherman, Texas on August 8, 1944.[1] He was educated at the United States Naval Academy, receiving a B.S. in engineering and economics in 1966, and at the Georgia Institute of Technology, receiving an M.S. in information science in 1969.[1]
Military career
Hale joined the United States Department of the Air Force in 1969 as an operation research analyst in the Office of the Comptroller.[1] From 1971 to 1973, he was a special assistant to the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Budget Review, Acquisition Strategies, and Procurement Policies).[1] From 1973 to 1975, he worked at IBM as an account executive to defense/aerospace corporations.[1] In 1975, he joined the professional staff of the United States House Committee on the Budget, national defense function.[1] He moved to the professional staff of the United States House Committee on Armed Services in 1978.[1]
On April 17, 1981, President of the United States Ronald Reagan nominated Hale to be Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller).[1] He subsequently held this position until February 1984.
Business career
Hale left government service in 1984, becoming Senior Defense Advisor to Chase Manhattan and Drexel Burnham Lambert until February 1986.[2] He then joined the Computer Sciences Corporation as a Vice President, working there until July 1990.[2] From July 1990 to 1994, he was the President of Network Equipment Technology Federal, Inc., a developer and marketer of wide-area networks and related products.[2] In October 1994, he joined the Network Imaging Corporation as a Senior Vice President.[2]
Since 2007, Hale has been a Vice President at Edgesource, Inc.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Ronald Reagan: Nomination of Russell D. Hale To Be an Assistant Secretary of the Air Force". American Presidency Project. University of California, Santa Barbara. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
- 1 2 3 4 "Profile in Network Imaging, Inc. SEC Filing".
- ↑ "Russel D. Hale". LinkedIn.
| Government offices | ||
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| Preceded by Charles W. Snodgrass |
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Financial Management & Comptroller) March 1981 – February 1984 |
Succeeded by Richard E. Carver |