Experts

Tina W. Jonas has served at the highest levels in both the government and commercial sectors and is a recognized expert in military, defense, and aerospace issues. Ms. Jonas is currently an independent consultant and serves on several boards, including the Aerospace Corporation, Serco, Arete, and Top Aces Corporation. She also serves on the executive committee of the National Defense Industrial Association, the United Services Organization (USO), and is chairman of the National Military Family Association.

Ms. Jonas served more than two decades in government and national security positions. She was Undersecretary of Defense (comptroller) for the Department of Defense from 2004 to 2008. Prior to that, she served as Assistant Director and Chief Financial Officer for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Financial Management, and as a senior analyst with the Office of Management and Budget and the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee. Her education includes executive studies at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. Ms. Jonas holds an M.A. in liberal studies from Georgetown University and a B.A. in political science from Arizona State University.