John Bartrum
John J. Bartrum | |
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Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Born | February 22, 1966 Grand Rapids, Michigan, U.S. |
| Allegiance | United States |
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| Rank | Major General |
| Unit | Air Force Reserve Command |
| Alma mater | Community College of the Air Force McKendree College (BBA) Southern Illinois University (MBA) George Mason University (JD) |
John Joseph Bartrum (born February 22, 1966) is an American lawyer and major general in the United States Air Force Reserve.
Currently serving as a partner at Squire Patton Boggs, he was nominated by President Donald Trump to become the next assistant secretary for financial resources at the Department of Health and Human Services in 2017, during Trumps first term. Bartrum was a member of the Senior Executive Service, serving as a staff member on the United States House Committee on Appropriations, as budget director at the National Institutes of Health, and as a staff member in the Office of Management and Budget. In his role at the House Appropriations Committee, he helped to develop the Ebola virus disease supplemental budget. He is a combat veteran with nearly thirty years of military experience in both active duty and as a reserve officer. Bartrum is a Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration.