Christine Fox — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Three-time recipient of the Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award and received the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service
Senior Advisor and Senior Fellow at Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Served as Acting Deputy Secretary of Defense from December 3, 2013, until May 1, 2014, becoming the highest-ranking woman in the United States Department of Defense
Director of cost assessment and program evaluation in the Office of the Secretary of Defense from 2009 until 2013
Served on the boards of the United States Naval Academy, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and the Council on Foreign Relations
Graduated from George Mason University

Biography

Christine Fox is an American military civilian official and politician, known for her distinguished career in the United States Department of Defense. She served as the Acting Deputy Secretary of Defense from December 3, 2013, until May 1, 2014, a role in which she became the highest-ranking woman to serve in the Department of Defense.