Paul Ignatius
Paul Ignatius | |
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| United States Secretary of the Navy | |
| In office September 1, 1967 – January 24, 1969 | |
| Preceded by | Charles F. Baird (acting) |
| Succeeded by | John Chafee |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 11, 1920 Glendale, California |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California Harvard Business School |
| Occupation | administrator |
Paul Robert Ignatius (born November 11, 1920) is an American government official who served as Secretary of the Navy between 1967 and 1969 and was the Assistant Secretary of Defense during the Lyndon Johnson Administration.
Life and career
Ignatius was born in 1920, Glendale, California, the son of Armenian parents who migrated to the United States, Elisa (née Jamgochian) and Hovsep "Joseph" B. Ignatius (original last name - Ignatosian).[1][2] Ignatius is a trustee of the George C. Marshall Foundation and member of the Federal City Council and the Washington Institute of Foreign Affairs. He has served previously as chairman of the Board of Trustees for Logistics Management Institute; chairman, president and CEO of Air Transport Association; president of The Washington Post newspaper and executive vice president of The Washington Post Company; Secretary of the Navy; Assistant Secretary of Defense (Installations and Logistics).
He founded Harbridge House, Inc., a Boston management consulting and research firm. Ignatius received his bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California (Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Tau) and his MBA degree from Harvard Business School. He served as a commissioned lieutenant in the U.S. Navy in World War II.
He has two sons, one of which, David Ignatius, is a columnist for the Washington Post, as well as a novelist. Another son, Adi Ignatius, is Chief Editor of Harvard Business Review.
On May 23, 2013, the Navy announced that an Template:Sclass-, USS Paul Ignatius (DDG-117) would be named for him.[3]
References
- ^ Businesslife.com - America: The Land of Opportunity
- ^ Yamada, Katherine (29 January 2014). "Verdugo Views: Distinguished alum has Armenian heritage". Glendale News-Press. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
- ^ Navy Names Next Two Destroyers
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