Tina W. Jonas

Tina Westby Jonas is an expert in military, defense, and aerospace industries. She was an undersecretary of defense at the United States Department of Defense and had also served as chief financial officer of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Jonas is currently an independent consultant in the defense and aerospace industries. She also serves in various boards in organizations in these sectors such as The Aerospace Corporation, Virgin Galactic, and National Defense Industrial Association, among others.

Education Jonas obtained her degree in political science from Arizona State University.

Career Jonas became part of the House Appropriations defense subcommittee from 1995 to 2001. who recommended her to Dov S. Zakheim. She was hired as one of Zakheim's deputies. In August 2002, she joined the Federal Bureau of Investigation and was later promoted to the position of Chief Financial Officer and assistant director of the FBI Finance Division. She was appointed the Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller), the top budget official at the Pentagon in 2004.

An account described Jonas as a "liberal Republican" and was opposed by Conservatives for working against Donald Rumsfeld. the Joint Distinguished Civilian Service Award of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Distinguished Public Service Award for the Department of the Navy as well as the Army and Coast Guard, and the DOD Inspector General's Award for Excellence.