Ryan McCarthy
Introduction
Ryan D. McCarthy is the acting United States Secretary of the Army and a former United States Army Ranger and business executive. In June 2017, President Donald Trump nominated him to become the United States Under Secretary of the Army. He was confirmed as United States Under Secretary of the Army by the United States Senate on August 1, 2017, by voice vote, and on August 2, 2017, he assumed duties as acting United States Secretary of the Army.
Education and military service
McCarthy graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in History from the Virginia Military Institute. He has a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Maryland. A former United States Army Ranger, he served in the 75th Ranger Regiment during the United States invasion of Afghanistan.
Career
Early in his career, McCarthy worked at The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation. He became a professional staff member on the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs. McCarthy later served as a special assistant to former United States Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, where he was "the right hand of the Defense secretary with front-office access."
McCarthy joined Lockheed Martin in 2011, where he worked on programs including the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II. He most recently served as the vice president of the sustainment program for the F-35 program.