A Conversation with Gabe Camarillo, Under Secretary of the Army
Join the Center for Security Studies for a discussion with the Honorable Gabe Camarillo, Under Secretary of the Army. In a conversation with Dr. Heidi Urben, he will discuss the defense industrial base and the U.S. Army’s role in international security, particularly as it relates to the ongoing situation in Ukraine.
Attendance
Current Georgetown students may attend in person with registration. Virtual attendance is not available for this event, and it will not be recorded for future viewing. This event is not open outside of the current Georgetown community.
Accessibility
For requests for accommodations due to a disability or medical condition, contact securitystudies@georgetown.edu no later than Friday, February 17. A good faith effort will be made to fulfill all accommodation requests.
About the Speaker
The Honorable Gabe Camarillo was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on February 3, 2022 and sworn in as the 35th Under Secretary of the Army on February 8, 2022. As the Under Secretary of the Army, he is the Secretary of the Army’s senior civilian assistant and principal adviser on matters related to the management and operation of the Army. He is also the Chief Management Officer of the Army.
Mr. Camarillo’s prior career includes significant experience in law, government, national security and private industry. Mr. Camarillo previously served as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) where he was responsible for military and civilian personnel and reserve component matters for the Air Force. He previously also served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics & Technology), helping to lead and supervise Army modernization programs, procurement, logistics and R&D investment.
His private sector experience includes legal practice at several law firms with emphasis in the areas of commercial litigation, campaign finance law and government ethics. Mr. Camarillo also taught campaign finance law as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy. Recently, Mr. Camarillo served as Senior Vice President at SAIC, where he led two business units for an engineering and IT services company.
Mr. Camarillo received a Bachelor of Arts in Government at Georgetown University and a law degree from Stanford University. He has two children, Ethan and Natalie, in Virginia.