WASHINGTON – William H. Campbell was sworn in today as the assistant secretary for management and chief financial officer of the Department of Veterans Affairs. VA is the second largest cabinet agency with an annual budget of $56 billion and 223,000 employees.
“He brings to the job many years of experience in financial leadership,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony J. Principi. “His expertise will improve VA’s financial management and ensure VA can meet the needs of veterans and their families.”
In his new position, Campbell will be responsible for planning, managing, coordinating and overseeing all financial, budgetary, acquisition and logistics policies, systems and operations. Campbell had been serving as VA’s deputy assistant secretary for finance and deputy chief financial officer since October 2000.
Before coming to VA, he was the chief financial officer for the U.S. Coast Guard. Under his leadership, the Coast Guard became the first armed service to receive an unqualified — or “clean” — financial audit opinion in 1999.
Campbell has a master’s degree in technical management from Johns Hopkins University, a diploma in resource management from the Industrial College of the Armed Forces and a bachelor’s degree in marine and electrical engineering from the Massachusetts Maritime Academy. His awards include the President’s Distinguished Rank Award for the Senior Executive Service.
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