David S. C. Chu

{{short description|American economist}}

{{Other people|David Chu|David Chu (disambiguation)}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = David S. C. Chu

| native_name = 朱思九

| native_name_lang = zh

| image = Dr David S C Chu.jpg

| alt =

| order =

| office = United States Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness

| president = George W. Bush

| term_start = June 1, 2001

| term_end = January 20, 2009

| predecessor = Bernard D. Rostker

| successor = Clifford L. Stanley

| office2 = United States Assistant Secretary of Defense for Program Analysis & Evaluation

| president2 = Ronald Reagan
George H. W. Bush

| term_start2 = May 19, 1981

| term_end2 = January 20, 1993

| predecessor2 = Russell Murray II

| successor2 = William J. Lynn III

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|05|28}}

| birth_place = New York, New York, U.S.

| spouse = Laura L. Tosi

| children = 2

| alma_mater = Yale University (BA, PhD)

| allegiance = {{flag|United States}}

| branch = United States Army

| serviceyears = 1968–1970

| rank = Captain

| battles = Vietnam War

}}

David S. C. Chu (朱思九; pinyin: Zhū Sījiǔ; born May 28, 1944) is a retired American civil servant and consultant.

He was born in New York, New York on May 28, 1944."David S. C. Chu." American Men & Women of Science: A Biographical Directory of Today's Leaders in Physical, Biological, and Related Sciences. Detroit: Gale, 2008. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 12 Sept. 2010. Document URL http://ic.galegroup.com/ic/bic1/ReferenceDetailsPage/ReferenceDetailsWindow?displayGroupName=K12-Reference&prodId=BIC1&action=e&windowstate=normal&catId=&documentId=GALE%7CK3099020461&mode=view&userGroupName=fairfax_main&jsid=6ffeb1ca1130c2a1ad8cae58a049578b Gale Document Number: GALE|K3099020461. Fee. Accessed via Fairfax County Public Library He served as the President and CEO of the non-profit Institute for Defense Analyses from 2009 to 2019. From 2001 to 2008, he served as Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness in the George W. Bush administration.[{{cite web |url=http://www.defenselink.mil/prhome/chu.html

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Chu received a Bachelor of Arts Degree, magna cum laude, in Economics and Mathematics from Yale University in 1964 and a PhD in Economics, also from Yale, in 1972 following a break due to military service.[http://www.ida.org/aboutus/leadership.php Institute for Defense Analyses biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090414182848/http://www.ida.org/aboutus/leadership.php |date=2009-04-14 }} In 1968 he was commissioned in the United States Army and became an instructor at the U.S. Army Logistics Management Center, Fort Lee, Virginia. He later served a tour of duty in the Vietnam War, working in the Office of the Comptroller, Headquarters, 1st Logistical Command. He obtained the rank of captain and completed his service with the Army in 1970.

From 1978 to 1981, Chu served as the assistant director for National Security and International Affairs, Congressional Budget Office, providing advice to the Congress on the full range of national security and international economic issues. He was Director, Program Analysis and Evaluation and then Assistant Secretary of Defense (Program Analysis and Evaluation) from May 1981 to January 1993. In that capacity, he advised the Secretary of Defense on the future size and structure of the armed forces, their equipment, and their preparation for crisis or conflict.

From 1993 to 2001, Chu served in several senior executive positions with the RAND Corporation, including Vice President and Director of the Arroyo Center, the Army's federally funded research and development center for studies and analysis, and Director of RAND's Washington Office.

Chu was appointed on June 1, 2001, as Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness. In that position, he was responsible as the senior policy advisor on recruitment, career development, pay and benefits, and overseeing the state of military readiness. He left that position in 2008, and joined the Institute for Defense Analyses as president and CEO.

He is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and a recipient of its National Public Senior Award. He holds the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service with silver palm.

Chu's father came from China to study at the University of Illinois, during World War II he worked for the China News Service{{which|date=June 2018}} and afterwards went to work for the United Nations. His mother's family came to America before the Revolutionary War. Chu's brother was chairman of the music department at Hamline University and his sister is a human resources executive at Kent State University.{{Cite web |url=http://archive.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=44058 |title=Defense.gov News Article: David Chu: DoD's Highest-Ranking Asian American Civilian |access-date=2018-06-20 |archive-date=2017-09-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930025159/http://archive.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=44058 |url-status=dead }}