WASHINGTON: Joe Biden To Nominate Indian-American Management Consultant To A Key Pentagon Position

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden has
announced his intent to nominate Ashish Vazirani, an Indian-American management
consultant, to a key Pentagon position.

Vazirani
has been nominated for the position of Deputy Under Secretary of Defence for
Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defence.

Currently,
he is the Principal of A2O Strategies, LLC where he provides advisory services
to commercial and non-profit, high growth and large enterprises, on the development,
implementation, and execution of growth strategies.

Most
recently, Vazirani was Executive Director and CEO of the National Military
Family Association (NMFA), where he provided strategic and operational
oversight, and direction for all aspects of NMFA’s advocacy and programming to
support military families, the White House said on Tuesday.

During
his tenure, NMFA regained its four-star charity rating and expanded
programming, including a child care fee relief programme. Before joining NMFA,
he led development and programming at the Armed Services YMCA (ASYMCA) where he
ensured implementation and measurement of standardised programmes serving
junior enlisted military families.

According
to the White House, Vazirani was also selected to serve as a Member of the
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s Committee on the
Well-Being of Military Families.

Prior to
his work with the ASYMCA, he spent 22 years as a management consultant working
with leading high tech and pharmaceutical companies to create transformational
change while delivering customer-centric solutions and profitable growth.

Vazirani
served on active duty in the United States Navy as a Submarine Officer from
1986 to 1993, the White House said.

Vazirani
holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Vanderbilt University,
a Master of Engineering from the McCormick School of Engineering at
Northwestern University, and an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at
Northwestern University.