Indian-American Ravi Chaudhary is to be appointed as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for the Air Force. He served earlier as a Senior Executive at the US Department of Transportation where he was Director of Advanced Programs and Innovation.
During his service in the US Air Force from 1993 to 2015, Chaudhary completed many operational, engineering and senior staff assignments. He also served as a C-17 pilot where he conducted global flight operations and numerous combat missions in Afghanistan and Iran.
Chaudhary holds a Doctorate specialising in executive leadership and Innovation from the Georgetown University D.L.S. Program, an M.S. in Industrial Engineering from St. Mary’s University, an M.A. in Operational Arts and Military Science from Air University and a B.S. in Aeronautical Engineering from the U.S. Air Force Academy.
