Mr. C. Grant McVicker III is the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cost and Economics, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, Arlington, Virginia. Mr. McVicker is responsible for directing all Air and Space Force cost and economic analysis programs. He is also the Executive Director of the Air Force Cost Analysis Agency, Chair of the Air Force Cost Review Board, member of the Secretary’s Operational Imperatives Core Team and serves as the Chair of the Investment Subcommittee of the Air Force Personnel Centers Board of Directors.
Mr. McVicker retired from active duty in October 2006. He initially served as a Missile Combat Crew Commander and then transitioned into the Acquisition Financial Management Career field in 1990. There he served in a variety of Program Office and staff positions. Specifically, Mr. McVicker led the F-22 Production Financial Management Branch and was the Director of Affordability for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Prior to Mr. McVicker’s placement as a Senior Executive Service, he served as the Chief of the Aircraft and Weapons Division, Air Force Cost Analysis Agency. In this role, he was accountable for the development and defense of the Air Force’s cost estimates for major defense acquisition aircraft and weapon programs presented at Defense Acquisition Executive reviews.
EDUCATION
1985 Bachelor of Science, Corporate Finance, West Virginia University, Morgantown, W.Va.
1989 Master of Science, Business Administration, University of Montana, Missoula, Mont.
1993 Master of Science in Cost Analysis, Air Force Institute of Technologies, Dayton, Ohio
2001 Master of Military Operational Art and Sciences, Air Command and Staff College, Montgomery, Ala.
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. 1986–1990, Missile Combat Crew Commander, 490th SMS, Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont.
2. 1990–1991, Financial Manager, Transports, Systems Division, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
3. 1991–1992, Financial Manager, Executive Transports, Systems Division, ASC, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
4. 1992–1993, Graduate Student in Cost Analysis, Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
5. 1993–1995, Weapon System Cost Analyst, Air Force Cost Analysis Agency, Arlington, Va.
6. 1995–1997, Senior Weapon Systems Cost Analyst, Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Cost and Economics, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
7. 1997, Chief, F-117A Financial Management, F-117A System Program Office, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
8. 1997–2000, Chief, F-22 Production Financial Management Branch, F-22 SPO, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
9. 2000–2001, Master's Candidate in Military Operational Art and Science, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
10. 2001–2004, Director, Joint Strike Fighter Affordability Initial Pilot Training, JSF Program Office, Crystal Gateway 4, Arlington, Va.
11. 2004–2013, Chief, Aircraft and Weapons Division, Air Force Cost Analysis Agency, Crystal Gateway North, Arlington, Va.
12. 2013–2019, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cost and Economics, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, Arlington, Va.
13. 2019–present, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cost and Economics, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, Arlington, Va.
AWARDS AND HONORS
Legion of Merit
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air and Space Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal with oak leaf cluster
1997 American Society of Military Comptrollers Analysis and Evaluation Award
1998 F-22 Team of the Year Award
1999 Department of Defense Value Engineering Team Award
2000 F-22 Senior Level Professional Military
2001 The Maxwell/Gunter Volunteer Excellence and Angel Award
2002 Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition Hero Award
2010 Special Acts and Services Award
2016 Meritorious Civilian Service Award
2022 Presidential Rank Award–Meritorious Executive
2023 Air and Space Organizational Excellence Award
2023 Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service
2025 Outstanding Career Civilian Service Award
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
DoD Financial Management/Comptroller, Level III
Business–Cost Estimating, Level III, Acquisition Professional
Financial Management and Comptroller, Level III, Acquisition Professional
(Current as of March 2025)