David Berteau, senior vice president and director of the Center for Strategic and International Studies’ national security program on industry and resources, has been nominated as logistics and materiel readiness assistant secretary with the Defense Department.
He previously served as SVP and director of CSIS’ international security program from 2011 to 2013 and senior adviser and director of the defense-industrial initiatives group from 2008 to 2011, the White House said Saturday.
He held the roles of director for national defense and homeland security at Clark & Weinstock, director of Syracuse University’s National Security Studies Program and SVP at Science Applications International Corp. before he joined CSIS full time in 2008 as chair of the resources working group.
Berteau served as acting assistant secretary of defense for production and logistics in 1993 after he held the role as chairman for the defense conversion commission.
He was also the acting assistant secretary of defense for force management and personnel before he became the principal deputy assistant secretary for production and logistics between 1990 and 1993.
Berteau served as deputy assistant secretary for resource management and support between 1986 and 1989.
