Sloan Gibson Biography

President Obama nominated Sloan D. Gibson to be the Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and the Senate approved him on February 11, 2014. Mr. Gibson was named Acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs on May 30, 2014. Prior to joining VA, Mr. Gibson was President and Chief Executive Officer of the United Services Organizations (USO), a non-profit organization that has been boosting the spirits of American servicemembers and their families for over 73 years. During his five years at the USO, net fundraising increased by 90%, allowing for remarkable expansion of programs and facilities assisting our forward-deployed men and women, military families, wounded, sick, and injured Servicemembers, their families, and the families of the deceased. Mr. Gibson worked in banking for more than 20 years in Charlotte, NC, Atlanta, GA, Nashville, TN, and Birmingham, AL before joining the USO. He departed as vice chairman and chief financial officer from AmSouth Bancorporation, a New York Stock Exchange"traded corporation, in 2004. AmSouth was admitted to the SP 500 during his stint as CFO. Mr. Gibson has also served and led a number of charity organizations in the past. Mr. Gibson oversaw the United Way campaign in Central Alabama in 2002, which raised more than $30 million. Mr. Gibson is the son of an Army Air Corpsman who served as a B-17 tail-gunner during World War II, eventually obtaining his commission in the U.S. Air Force. He is also the grandson of a World War I Army infantryman who was injured during the Second Battle of the Marne while fighting in the 3rd Infantry Division. Mr. Gibson, a 1975 alumnus of the United States Military Academy at West Point, acquired Airborne and Ranger credentials and served as an infantry officer in the United States Army. He has a Masters in Economics from the University of Missouri in Kansas City and a Masters in Public Administration from Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Margaret Gibson, Deputy Secretary Gibson's wife, and he have been married for approximately 32 years. Celia and Laura are their two adult daughters.

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