John J. Welch Jr.
John J. Welch Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition) | |
| In office October 1987 – April 1992 | |
| President | Ronald Reagan George H. W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Daniel S. Rak (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | G. Kim Wincup |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John James Welch Jr. August 23, 1930 Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Died | October 8, 2010 (aged 80) Plano, Texas, U.S. |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (B.S.) |
John James "Jack" Welch Jr. (August 23, 1930 – October 8, 2010) was a
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition)
from 1987 to 1992.
Biography
John J. Welch Jr. was born in
B.S. in 1951.[1]
After college, Welch got a job with
Chief Scientist of the United States Air Force.[1] In 1970, he became LTV Aerospace's Vice President (Programs), a position he held until 1974, when he was named corporate vice president.[1] He was then promoted to Senior Vice President of LTV Aerospace in 1975, holding this position until 1985.[1]
On July 1, 1987,
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition).[2] President George H. W. Bush chose to keep Welch in this position, and he served until the end of the Bush Administration.[1] He was briefly Acting United States Secretary of the Air Force
, from April 29, 1989 until May 21, 1989.
After leaving government service in 1992, Welch served on the
Board of Directors of a number of corporations, including MBDA-US, Verint Systems, Serco, Dynacs Military & Defense, Meggitt, and Wilcoxon Research.[3]
Welch died on October 8, 2010 in Plano, Texas.[3]
