11:30 am - Aerospace Industry Committee Meeting
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11:30 am - Aerospace Industry Committee Meeting
Date:
April 6, 2017
Time:
11:30 AM - 11:30 AM EDT
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Event Description:
Guest Speaker:
William L. Ball, President, Ball & Associates
Mr. Ball is a graduate of Georgia Tech. He has held a number of senior positions in both the public and private sectors with a career that has spanned more than 35 years in the nation's capital. His 1988 appointment as Secretary of the Navy was preceded by senior positions in the Reagan White House and at the Department of State. He also served as chief of staff to former Senators Herman Talmadge (D-Ga.) and John Tower (R-Texas). Ball was also a member of the 1991 Defense Base Realignment and Closure Commission and of the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves. He is presently a consultant and adviser to international business and investment firms, specializing in national security and defense issues, international economic and security policy, and energy. Ball is a trustee and former chairman of the Asia Foundation, a former member of the Georgia Tech President’s Advisory Board, and a former director of the Naval Historical Foundation. Ball is also spearheading Gov. Nathan Deal’s initiative to complete a comprehensive assessment of economic development opportunities at Georgia’s military base establishments and their surrounding communities as part of the Governor’s ongoing effort to grow Georgia’s economy through job creation. The Governor’s Defense Initiative is operated through the Georgia Department of Economic Development.
William L. Ball, President, Ball & Associates
Mr. Ball is a graduate of Georgia Tech. He has held a number of senior positions in both the public and private sectors with a career that has spanned more than 35 years in the nation's capital. His 1988 appointment as Secretary of the Navy was preceded by senior positions in the Reagan White House and at the Department of State. He also served as chief of staff to former Senators Herman Talmadge (D-Ga.) and John Tower (R-Texas). Ball was also a member of the 1991 Defense Base Realignment and Closure Commission and of the Commission on the National Guard and Reserves. He is presently a consultant and adviser to international business and investment firms, specializing in national security and defense issues, international economic and security policy, and energy. Ball is a trustee and former chairman of the Asia Foundation, a former member of the Georgia Tech President’s Advisory Board, and a former director of the Naval Historical Foundation. Ball is also spearheading Gov. Nathan Deal’s initiative to complete a comprehensive assessment of economic development opportunities at Georgia’s military base establishments and their surrounding communities as part of the Governor’s ongoing effort to grow Georgia’s economy through job creation. The Governor’s Defense Initiative is operated through the Georgia Department of Economic Development.
