David Berteau
Senior Fellow

David Berteau

Member Since 2026

Biography

President and Chief Executive Officer, Professional Services Council. Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics & Materiel Readiness, U.S. Department of Defense; Vice President and Director, National Security Program on Industry and Resources, Center for Strategic and International Studies; Director, Clark & Weinstock; Director, National Security Studies, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University; Senior Vice President and Operations Manager, Science Applications International Corporation. Former positions with the U.S. Department of Defense: Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Production and Logistics; Deputy Assistant Secretary, Force Management and Personnel; Executive Secretary, President's Blue Ribbon Commission on Defense Management (Packard Commission); Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense; Special Assistant to the Defense Comptroller; Presidential Management Intern, Office of the Secretary of Defense.

History of Employment

Position Division Organization Start End
President and Chief Executive Officer Professional Services Council 2016 Current
Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics & Materiel Readiness U.S. Department of Defense 2014 2016
Vice President and Director National Security Program on Industry and Resources Center for Strategic and International Studies 2008 2014
Director Clark & Weinstock 2003 2008
Director, National Security Studies Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs Syracuse University 2001 2003
Senior Vice President and Operations Manager Science Applications International Corporation 1993 2001
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Production and Logistics U.S. Department of Defense 1990 1993
Deputy Assistant Secretary Force Management and Personnel U.S. Department of Defense 1986 1989
Executive Secretary President's Blue Ribbon Commission on Defense Management (Packard Commission) U.S. Department of Defense 1985 1986
Special Assistant to the Deputy Secretary of Defense U.S. Department of Defense 1984 1985
Special Assistant to the Defense Comptroller U.S. Department of Defense 1983 1984
Presidential Management Intern Office of the Secretary of Defense U.S. Department of Defense 1981 1983
President and CEO Professional Services Council Current

Expertise

Primary Sector

Federal

Primary Functions

Budgeting and Finance Data Analytics Economic Forecasting Human Capital Information Technology Intergovernmental Organizational Structure/Design/Development Performance Measurement Procurement and Acquisition Working Capital Funds
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