William J. Lynn III

Bill Lynn
Official portrait, 2009
30th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
In office
February 12, 2009 – October 5, 2011
PresidentBarack Obama
SecretaryRobert Gates
Leon Panetta
Preceded byGordon R. England
Succeeded byAsh Carter
2nd Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/CFO
In office
November 19, 1997 – January 20, 2001
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byJohn Hamre
Succeeded byDov S. Zakheim
Personal details
Born (1954-01-01) January 1, 1954
PartyDemocratic
SpouseMary Murphy
EducationDartmouth College (BA)
Cornell University (JD)
Princeton University (MPA)

William James Lynn III (born January 1, 1954) is a former United States Deputy Secretary of Defense. Before that he was Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and a lobbyist for Raytheon.