Robert "Rob" L. Gordon III is an American business executive. He is the Chief Strategy Officer for APX Labs and the former Deputy Assistant and Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy, appointed the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on July 19, 2010.
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| - Robert "Rob" L. Gordon III is an American business executive. He is the Chief Strategy Officer for APX Labs and the former Deputy Assistant and Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy, appointed the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on July 19, 2010.
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| - United States Military Academy, West Point ; Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton
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| - The Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service, Bernard Gill Urban Service-Learning Leadership Award, National Youth Leadership Council, Edward P. Bullard Distinguished Alumnus Award, Princeton University; Rotary’s Distinguished Presidential Citation; Honorable Order of Saint Barbara ; Legion of Merit; the Defense Meritorious Service Medal; the Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal
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| - Senior Executive High Technology
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| - Deputy Assistant Secretary and Deputy Under Secretary of Defense ; Co-founder, Americorps; Co-founder, Service America; Founding Chair, ServiceNation: Mission Serve; featured speaker on leadership, technology, and service
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| - Robert "Rob" L. Gordon III is an American business executive. He is the Chief Strategy Officer for APX Labs and the former Deputy Assistant and Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy, appointed the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates on July 19, 2010. In the Defense Department he was responsible for defense-wide policy, program execution and oversight of global community support programs to care for, support, and empower 2 million Service members, 1.2 million military spouses, 2 million children, and over 2 million military families worldwide. As the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense Gordon directly managed the Department of Defense Education Activity that serves approximately 90,000 students in 194 schools in 14 districts located in 12 foreign countries, seven states, Guam, and Puerto Rico. He oversaw voluntary education for over half a million active duty military service members; defense resale for over 500 commissaries and exchanges; military spouse education and career advancement for 1.2 million military spouses; child development and youth activities programs; state liaison initiatives; family assistance and non-medical counseling services; and collaborates with Congressional leaders, White House leaders, business and non profit sectors, chambers of commerce, academic communities, and a multitude of federal and state agencies to strengthen the resilience and well being of the military community. Included within the purview of his office is strategic development of quality education for more than one million military school aged children. His oversight includes two Armed Forces Retirement Homes, casualty and mortuary affairs, and military funeral honors. Gordon spearheaded the creation of the Military Spouse Employment Partnership initiative, a partnership with currently over 150 employers that hired over 27,000 military spouses in the first year of the partnership's inception. Gordon was a senior executive at City Year, an education based national service program that engages 17 – 24 year old corps members to serve full-time at one of 23 cities across the United States as tutors and mentors, running after-school programs and leading youth leadership programs. Gordon was also the Founding Chair of ServiceNation: Mission Serve, a nationwide initiative established in 2009 within the Service Nation network that activates and convenes civilian and military organizations across the United States to more effectively focus on issues associated with Veterans, military families, and active duty service members reintegrating back into the communities across the country.
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