Margaret Boatner, former deputy assistant secretary of the Army for strategy and acquisition reform, has been selected as vice president of national security policy at Aerospace Industries Association.
The company said Thursday Boatner will spearhead its national security division, joining a team of AIA executives, particularly senior directors and coordinators.
Eric Fanning on Margaret Boatner
“The Aerospace Industries Association is proud to bring innovative leaders like Margaret Boatner to represent industry’s perspective as President Trump, the Department of Defense and Congress focus on streamlining the acquisition process,” said Eric Fanning, president and CEO of AIA and 2018 Wash100 Award winner. “Margaret’s expertise in acquisition policy, procurement and intellectual property will be a valuable asset to our members and the entire aerospace and defense industry, supporting our mission of enabling and accelerating the delivery of world-class equipment to our warfighters.”
Who Is Margaret Boatner?
In her most recent Army role, Boatner served as the service branch’s lead executive for the design and implementation of acquisition strategies for research and development and production of defense capabilities. The acquisition expert implemented initiatives across the Army enhancing policies on intellectual property, software development and acquisition and industrial base resilience. She also championed the streamlining of the acquisition process.
Boatner also served as principal director of the Office of the DASA SAR and senior adviser to the assistant secretary of the Air Force for manpower and reserve affairs, where she provided policy analysis on human resources matters.
In her earlier years with the Army, Boatner served as director of initiatives under the deputy acquisition executive. She was also the special assistant to the deputy assistant secretary of the Army for procurement.
