Nelson F. Gibbs | |
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| Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations, Environment & Logistics) | |
| In office 2001–2005 | |
| Succeeded by | William C. Anderson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nelson Frederick Gibbs January 8,1938 Rochester,New York,U.S. |
| Education | Clarkson University (B.S.) Purdue University (M.S.) |
Nelson Frederick Gibbs (born January 8,1938) was United States Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Installations,Environment &Logistics) from 2001 to 2005. [1]
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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