Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks is hosting the fourth quarter of the Fiscal Year 2022 Defense Committee today and tomorrow at the Pentagon.
The Defense Business Committee advises the Minister of Defense on the management and leadership of the Ministry of Defence. The Board provides the Secretary and Deputy Secretary with external private sector perspectives and lessons learned about business management, culture, principles, and practices not otherwise available to the Secretary within DOD.
DBB meetings typically have open, public, and closed sessions, with many senior-level DoD guest speakers and opportunities for department heads to discuss recommendations and studies submitted by the board.
At this meeting, the Deputy Secretary will announce the appointment of 10 members of the Board of Directors. These new members will support one of three advisory subcommittees — Business Transformation, Business Operations or Talent Management, Culture and Diversity.
These new board members bring with them a variety of experience and expertise in the private sector and academia, a defense official said. They are expected to provide independent strategic advice on enterprise-wide business management approaches and best practices for business operations and achieving national defense objectives, the official added.
New members of the Defense Business Committee
Craig Albright, chief financial officer for Americas operations at Xerox
Alexander Alonso, knowledge manager at the Society for Human Resource Management
Suzanne Leopoldi-Nichols, president of global business services at UPS
