Matthew Donovan


Matthew P. Donovan is a United States Air Force veteran and government official who has served as the United States Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness since March 23, 2020. He served as United States Under Secretary of the Air Force from August 3, 2017 to December 27, 2019. He had simultaneously served as the Acting United States Secretary of the Air Force from June 1, 2019 to October 18, 2019. Donovan previously served as majority policy director for the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services. Donovan served 31 years in the U.S. Air Force, retiring as a colonel. His service included tours as commander of the U.S. Air Force Officer Training School and of the 95th Fighter Squadron.

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