JOY M. WHITE Joy M. White, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is Executive Director, Space Systems Command, headquartered at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California. She leads a workforce of over 15,000 personnel across 29 operating locations to deliver a $15.6 billion annual portfolio of agile, integrated and resilient space capabilities that address critical national imperatives and joint warfighter requirements. Ms. White entered federal service in 1985 as a Copper Cap contracting intern. Prior to her current position, she held roles as the Space Force Head of the Contracting Activity, the Director of Contracting for the Space and Missile Systems Center, and the Deputy Director of Contracting for the Missile Defense Agency. She also served in a variety of acquisition positions within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Arlington, Virginia. EDUCATION 1985 Bachelor of Business Administration, College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va. 1989 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. 1997 Master of Business Administration, Averett College, Danville, Va. 1999 Advanced Program Management Course, Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir, Va. 2004 Leading Change, Federal Executive Institute, Charlottesville, Va. 2006 Senior Executive Fellow, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 2008 Senior Leader Orientation Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md. 2008 Advanced Professional Executive (APEX) Orientation Program, Joint Base Andrews, Md. 2020 Department of the Air Force Advanced Senior Leadership Seminar, Warrenton, Va. ASSIGNMENTS 1. 1985–1990, Copper Cap Intern, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles Air Force Base, Calif. 2. 1990–1992, Contracting Officer, Global Positioning System, Los Angeles AFB, Calif. 3. 1992–1999, Procurement Analyst, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Arlington, Va. 4. 2000–2002, Deputy Director, Air Force Contracting Information Systems Office, Gunter Annex, Maxwell AFB, Ala. 5. 2002–2003, Procurement Analyst, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Arlington, Va. 6. 2003–2006, Director of Contract Policy and Review, Missile Defense Agency, Washington, D.C. 7. 2006–2008, Deputy Director of Contracting, Missile Defense Agency, Washington, D.C. 8. 2008–2016, Director of Contracting, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, Calif. 9. 2016–present, Executive Director, Space Systems Command, Los Angeles AFB, Calif. MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS 2013 Meritorious Civilian Service Award 2019 Presidential Rank Award Meritorious Service OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS 2015 Bernard A. Schriever Fellowship Award PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS National Contracts Management Association, Board of Directors (Current as of October 2024)