Tina W. Jonas

Tina W. Jonas is an executive with a distinguished career. She has served at the highest levels in both the government and commercial sectors and is a recognized expert in military, defense, and aerospace issues. Ms. Jonas is currently an independent consultant and serves on several boards, including the Aerospace Corporation, Arete, and Top Aces Corporation. She also serves on the executive committee of the National Defense Industrial Association, the United Services Organization (USO), and is chairman of the National Military Family Association. Jonas previously served on the board of EADS, North America (Airbus Group).

From 2012 to 2014, Ms. Jonas served as an executive with UnitedHealthcare, as president of UnitedHealthcare Military and Veterans, and Optum, both part of UnitedHealth Group. From 2008 to 2012, she held executive positions in the aerospace and defense industry. Prior to her corporate experience, she served more than two decades in government and national security positions. She was under secretary of defense (comptroller) for the Department of Defense from 2004 to 2008. Prior to that, she served as assistant director and chief financial officer for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as deputy under secretary of defense for financial management, and as a senior analyst with the Office of Management and Budget and the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee. Her education includes executive studies at Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. Ms. Jonas holds an M.A. in liberal studies from Georgetown University and a B.A. in political science from Arizona State University.