Mark T. Esper
Sign in to save27th United States Secretary of Defense (2017-2020)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1964
- Works
- 1
Top works
- A Sacred Oath
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Listeners · Last.fm
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- 1
- Total plays
- 2
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Fiji: an open-source platform for biological-image analysis
· 2012 · cited 65,151x
- STAR: ultrafast universal RNA-seq aligner
· 2012 · cited 49,752x
- Managing Legitimacy: Strategic and Institutional Approaches
· 1995 · cited 39,637x
- <tt>edgeR</tt>
: a Bioconductor package for differential expression analysis of digital gene expression data
· 2009 · cited 39,069x
- PLINK: A Tool Set for Whole-Genome Association and Population-Based Linkage Analyses
· 2007 · cited 30,852x
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Key facts
- President
- Donald Trump
- Deputy
- Richard V. Spencer (acting), David Norquist
- Preceded by
- Jim Mattis
- Succeeded by
- Lloyd Austin
- Born
- Mark Thomas Esper , ( 1964-04-26 ) April 26, 1964 (age 62) , Uniontown, Pennsylvania , U.S.
- Party
- Republican
- Spouse
- Leah Lacy ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1989 )
- Relatives
- George Esper (uncle)
- Education
- United States Military Academy ( BS ), Harvard University ( MPA ), George Washington University ( PhD )
- Civilian awards
- Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service (two awards)
- Website
- Official website
- Branch service
- United States Army
- Years of service
- 1986–2007
- Rank
- Lieutenant Colonel
- Unit
- 101st Airborne Division 82nd Airborne Division Virginia Army National Guard D.C. Army National Guard United States Army Reserve
- Commands
- B/3-325 Airborne Battalion Combat Team , Vicenza, Italy
- Battles wars
- Gulf War
- Military awards
- Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal Meritorious Service Medal Combat Infantryman Badge Kuwait Liberation Medal
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- date of birth
- 1964-04-26
- name in native language
- Mark Thomas Esper
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Mark Thomas Esper (born April 26, 1964) is an American politician and manufacturing executive who served as the 27th United States secretary of defense from 2019 to 2020. A member of the Republican Party, he had previously served as the 23rd U.S. secretary of the Army from November 2017 to July 2019.
A West Point graduate, Esper joined the United States Army and saw combat during the Gulf War as an infantry officer with the 101st Airborne Division. He later served in the 82nd Airborne Division and the Army National Guard. After leaving military service, he held several prominent roles, including chief of staff at the Heritage Foundation; a senior congressional staffer; a deputy assistant secretary of defense; and a senior executive for the Aerospace Industries Association, the Global Intellectual Property Center, and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. Immediately before joining the Trump administration, Esper served as vice president of government relations at defense contractor Raytheon.