Richard V. Spencer
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| Richard Spencer | |
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| 76th United States Secretary of the Navy | |
| Assumed office August 3, 2017 |
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| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Ray Mabus |
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| Born | January 18, 1954 Waterbury, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Education | Rollins College (BA) |
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| Allegiance |  United States |
| Service/branch |  United States Marine Corps |
| Years of service | 1976–1981 |
| Rank | [[File:Invalid parameter|25px]] Captain |
Richard Vaughn Spencer (born January 18, 1954) is an American politician and businessman who currently serves as the 76th United States Secretary of the Navy. Spencer served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1976 to 1981 as a Marine Aviator and also served as Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Intercontinental Exchange from November 2001 to January 2008.
Early life
Born in 1954 in Waterbury, Connecticut,[1] Spencer attended Rollins College as an undergraduate, majoring in economics. After graduating, he joined the United States Marine Corps, serving as a Marine Aviator from 1976 to 1981.
Career
After leaving the Marines as a captain, he worked on Wall Street for 15 years, holding positions at Goldman Sachs, Bear Stearns, Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette, A. G. Becker, Paine Webber and Merrill Lynch. Spencer served on the Defense Business Board, a Pentagon advisory panel, from 2009 to 2015 and on the Chief of Naval Operations Executive Panel.[2] During his time on the Defense Business Board, he proposed shutting down domestic military commissaries in favor of negotiated military discounts at public retailers.[3]
In June 2017, President Donald Trump nominated Spencer to serve as the 76th United States Secretary of the Navy.[4][5][6][7] Spencer was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 1, 2017.[8] He was then sworn in on August 3, 2017.[9]
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| Preceded by | United States Secretary of the Navy 2017–present |
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