Full Name
James Byrne
Job Title
Deputy Secretary
Company
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Speaker Bio
The Senate confirmed The Honorable James M. Byrne as Deputy Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs on September 11, 2019. Mr. Byrne served previously at Veterans Affairs as General Counsel.
Mr. Byrne served as an executive with Lockheed Martin Corporation. Before joining Lockheed Martin, he served in career Senior Executive Service positions at the Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction and the United States Office of the Special Counsel.
Mr. Byrne has over 25 years of experience in the public sector, including service as a deployed Marine infantry officer and Department of Justice international narcotics prosecutor. He earned his J.D. from Stetson University College of Law and is a Distinguished Graduate of the United States Naval Academy, where he received an engineering degree.
James Byrne