Ryan D. McCarthy

Mr. McCarthy served as United States Secretary of the Army from September 2019 through January 2021 after having served as the Under Secretary of the Army from August 2017 through September 2019. Mr. McCarthy has extensive experience in national security, having served at the most senior levels within the Department of Defense.

Prior to his confirmation as the Under Secretary of the Army, Mr. McCarthy worked for Lockheed Martin Corporation in sequential vice president roles responsible for the sustainment, customer solutions, and program integration of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter program and the company’s global security policy from 2011 through 2017. Prior to Lockheed Martin, Mr. McCarthy served as Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense from 2007 to 2011 and held positions of responsibility supporting the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs and HSBC, NA. Mr. McCarthy also served in the U.S. Army from 1997 to 2002. deploying with the 75th Ranger regiment during the invasion of Afghanistan. Mr. McCarthy is the Dean’s Scholar in Residence at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs. He also serves on the boards of OneWeb Technologies, Tomahawk Robotics, Striveworks and Millennium Corporation, each a private corporation.