Brett Lambert

Brett Lambert served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manufacturing and Industrial Base Policy from 2009 to 2013, where he was awarded the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service and the Secretary of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service, the highest award from the Secretary available to a non-career civilian. He was the principal advisor to the USD (AT&L) on all matters relating to the defense industrial base, including industrial capabilities and assessments, defense industry mergers, acquisitions and consolidation, preservation of essential industries and technologies, and other industrial-related matters.

Brett also served as Vice President of Corporate Strategy at Northrop Grumman, where his duties for the CEO included the development and execution of issues relating to overall corporate strategy, organization, M&A, strategic partnerships, and new market expansion. Prior to that, Brett helped build DFI International, a national security consultancy, through to a successful sale in 2007.

Brett is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations (CFR), a Senior Associate (non-resident) at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), and Chairman of the Board of the Advanced Robotics Manufacturing Institute (ARM) led by Carnegie Mellon University. He also serves on the board of the National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) and co-chairs their effort to examine demands for future supply chain security for advanced systems.