Mark Esper
speaker
276 appearances
4 recordings
3 series
first heard Mar 2026
last heard 22 Jun
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Found myself in the 101st Airborne Division as my first assignment as a platoon leader.
Worked my way through the ranks there.
I went to the 1990-1991 Gulf War and came back after eight months.
And then from there, I transitioned to an overseas assignment in Italy.
And my wife and I spent three years there.
I came back home, went to school at Harvard, graduated with a master's in public administration, and was assigned to the Pentagon as an army fellow.
At that point, I was 10 years into my career, and I decided I wanted to spend more time with my family.
Focused on that.
And and so I left the service.
I joined the reserves and then at the same time began a series of jobs on Capitol Hill, working in the House and Senate.
I did a two year stint as a deputy assistant secretary of defense.
And then after I left Capitol Hill in the mid 2000s or so, I went to work at a couple of associations like Aerospace Industries Association and the Chamber of Commerce.
I eventually found myself in corporate America working for the Raytheon company.
And then in 2017, I was asked to become Secretary of the Army.
And I served as Secretary of the Army for two and a half years or so, and then was picked by the president to become Secretary of Defense.
I was confirmed with 90 votes and did that for about 18 months.
And now I find myself in the time since the first administration, Trump administration ended, working in private equity and venture capital and consulting.
So that's what I'm doing.
That's what I've done.
And good to be with you here today.
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