Gansler Appointed to Pentagon Panel

Gansler Appointed to Pentagon Panel

Gansler Appointed to Pentagon Panel

The Hon. Jacques Gansler
The Hon. Jacques Gansler

The Honorable Jacques S. Gansler, affiliate civil and environmental engineering professor, a professor at UM's School of Public Policy and former high-level Pentagon official, has been appointed to serve on a key Department of Defense (DoD) advisory board focusing on research and development strategies for the 21st century.

As a member of the Defense Science Board, Gansler will provide independent advice on acquisition, scientific, technological and manufacturing issues.

Gansler, a former under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, is the first holder of UM's Roger C. Lipitz Chair in Public Policy and Private Enterprise. Gansler has held a variety of positions in government and the private sector. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.

For more information on Gansler's most recent appointment, see the University's press release.

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