Ellen Lord
Ellen Lord | |
|---|---|
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| Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment | |
| In office February 1, 2018 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | William A. LaPlante |
| Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics | |
| In office August 10, 2017 – February 1, 2018 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Frank Kendall III |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Connecticut College (BA)[1] University of New Hampshire (MS)[1] |
Ellen M. Lord is an American businesswoman and government official who previously served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment in the first Trump administration.[2] She was previously the CEO of Textron Systems, a global aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technologies industrial conglomerate.[3][4] In her position, she was the chief weapons purchaser for the United States, responsible for overseeing hundreds of billions of dollars of weapons and services acquisitions programs in the United States Department of Defense.[5]
Education
Lord attended Connecticut College, where she earned an undergraduate degree in Chemistry. She received her Master of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of New Hampshire.[6]
Career
In August 2017, Lord was confirmed as the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (A&S).[7]
After leaving the Pentagon in January 2021, Lord founded EML Enterprises, LLC.[8] and joined the consultancy firm the Chertoff Group as a senior advisor.[9] Additionally, she is a Senior Fellow at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab,[10] and serves no the Board of Directors for AAR Corporation,[11] Voyager Space,[12] Clarifai,[13] NIOA,[14] and GEOST.[15] She is also a strategic advisor for military contractor SAIC.[16] In April 2026, she joined Marlinspike Partners as Strategic Advisor.[17]
Lord served as vice chairwoman of the National Defense Industrial Association and as a member of the Center for a New American Security's task force on strategy, technology, and the global defense industry. She was also a board member of the Defense Technology Initiative, the Naval Institute Foundation, and the U.S.-India Business Council.[18]
References
- 1 2 "Ellen M. Lord". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved April 19, 2020.
- ↑ "Cummings to serve as acting Pentagon acquisition head". Defense News. 13 January 2021. Retrieved 30 January 2021.
- ↑ Mehta, Aaron (June 27, 2017). "Ellen Lord, Textron System CEO, nominated for undersecretary of AT&L". Defense News. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ↑ Mehta, Aaron; Shane III, Leo (August 2, 2017). "New Navy secretary, 7 other DoD officials confirmed by Senate". Defense News. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ↑ Rogin, Josh (June 9, 2017). "Pentagon to get a new policy chief". Washington Post. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
- ↑ "The Presidential Prayer Team". presidentialprayerteam.org. 2020-08-27. Retrieved 2026-07-16.
- ↑ LaGrone, Sam (2017-08-02). "Senate Confirms Richard V. Spencer as SECNAV, Ellen Lord as Pentagon Acquisition Chief". USNI News. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ "Ellen Lord". CNAS. Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ "ELLEN LORD". www.chertoffgroup.com. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ↑ "Hon. Ellen Lord, Former Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, Named Senior Fellow at Johns Hopkins APL". JHUAPL. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ↑ "AAR Elects Ellen M. Lord to its Board of Directors | AAR". investors.aarcorp.com. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ↑ "Ellen Lord". Voyager Space Holdings. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ↑ Clarifai. "Press Release | Ellen Lord Joins Clarifai As Sr. Advisor". www.clarifai.com. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ↑ "Leading global defence executive joins NIOA board". NIOA. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
- ↑ Albon, Courtney (January 12, 2022). "Ellen Lord joins GEOST board of directors". Defense News. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
- ↑ "SAIC Forms a Strategic Advisory Board to Promote Company Growth and Innovation". investors.saic.com. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ↑ Trends, Aerospace (2026-04-17). "Ellen M. Lord Joins Marlinspike Partners to Support Growth in Autonomy, Advanced Manufacturing and Defense Innovation – Aerospace Trends". Retrieved 2026-08-03.
- ↑ Edwards, Jane (June 28, 2017). "Textron Systems CEO Ellen Lord to Be Nominated as Pentagon Acquisition Chief". Executive Gov. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
External links
Media related to Ellen Lord at Wikimedia Commons- Biography at the Department of Defense