Amanda Simpson
Amanda Renae Simpson (born March 26, 1961) is an American pilot, businessperson and politician. Simpson is an advisor and consultant on aerospace, energy, and culture and belonging as Founder and CEO of Third Segment LLC.
Simpson retired as vice president for Research and Technology at Airbus Americas and was the head of Sustainability for Airbus in the Americas. Simpson was the former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Operational Energy and was previously the executive director of the U.S. Army Office of Energy Initiatives, leading the Army's efforts to implement large-scale renewable energy projects. Her first posting in the Army was as the special assistant to the Army Acquisition Executive. In that role, she was a principal advisor to the United States assistant secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology on all matters relating to Army acquisition, procurement, research & development and logistics. Upon Simpson's appointment to the position of senior technical advisor in the Bureau of Industry and Security in 2010, she became the first openly transgender woman political appointee of any presidential administration. Simpson worked in the United States Department of Defense and was the first transgender person to lead an U.S. Department of Defense organization.
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