Patrick M. Shanahan

Shanahan was born on June 27, 1962, in Palo Alto, California,{{cite web |last1=Laviola |first1=Erin |title=Patrick Shanahan: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know |url=https://heavy.com/news/2018/12/patrick-shanahan/ |website=Heavy.com |publisher=Heavy, Inc. |access-date=December 27, 2018 |date=December 23, 2018 |quote=Patrick Shanahan is 56 years old. (His birthday is June 27, 1962).}}{{cite web |url=https://history.defense.gov/DOD-History/Deputy-Secretaries-of-Defense/Article-View/Article/1262540/patrick-m-shanahan/ |title=Patrick M. Shanahan > Historical Office > Article View |website=history.defense.gov|access-date=March 24, 2019}} the son of Jo-Anne Genevieve ({{nee|David}}) and Michael George Shanahan.{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=voRmAAAAMAAJ&q=%22JO+ANNE+GENEVIEVE+david%22 |title=Who's who in the West |date=June 24, 1999 |publisher=Marquis-Who's Who. |isbn=9780837909240 |via=Google Books|access-date=June 24, 2019}} His father's original surname was "Rockholtz," and "Shanahan" is the surname of Patrick's step-grandfather.{{cite web |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/patrick-shanahan-career-life-defense-secretary-2018-12 |title=Meet Patrick Shanahan, the former Boeing executive nicknamed 'Mr. Fix-It' who's replacing General James Mattis as Defense secretary |first=Áine |last=Cain |website=Business Insider |date=December 23, 2018 | access-date = June 24, 2019 |via=businessinsider.com}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/seattletimes/obituary.aspx?n=michael-g-shanahan&pid=140923399 |title=Michael Shanahan Obituary = Seattle, WA |website=Legacy.com |date=March 21, 2010 | access-date = June 24, 2019}} He grew up in Seattle, Washington, where he graduated from Bishop Blanchet High School in 1980.{{cite news |author1=MYNorthwest Staff |title=Boeing senior VP, Seattle native nominated for role at Pentagon |url=http://mynorthwest.com/575063/boeing-senior-vp-seattle-native-nominated-for-role-at-pentagon/ |access-date=January 2, 2019 |work=MyNorthwest.com |publisher=Bonneville International |date=March 16, 2017 |quote=Shanahan is a Seattle native who graduated from Bishop Blanchet High School and the University of Washington.}}{{cite web |title=A Brave Future Capital Campaign |url=https://www.bishopblanchet.org/page/support/a-brave-future-capital-campaign |website=bishopblanchet.org |publisher=Bishop Blanchet High School |access-date=January 2, 2019 |archive-date=January 3, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190103005432/https://www.bishopblanchet.org/page/support/a-brave-future-capital-campaign |url-status=dead}} He attended the University of Washington where he earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in mechanical engineering. He then earned a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in mechanical engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the MIT Sloan School of Management.{{cite news |last1=Gates |first1=Dominic |last2=Brunner |first2=Jim |title=Trump taps Boeing executive Pat Shanahan for deputy secretary of defense |url=https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/trump-taps-boeing-executive-and-patrick-shanahan-for-deputy-secretary-of-defense/ |access-date=December 26, 2018 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |publisher=The Seattle Times Company |location=Seattle, Washington |date=March 17, 2017}}{{cite web |title=Patrick Shanahan > U.S. Department of Defense > Biography |url=https://www.defense.gov/About/Biographies/Article/1252116/patrick-m-shanahan/ |website=United States Department of Defense|access-date=October 6, 2017}}

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Shanahan joined Boeing in 1986, becoming involved in Computer Services and the Boeing 777 program.{{cite web |title=Boeing: Patrick (Pat) Shanahan |url=http://www.boeing.com/company/bios/patrick-shanahan.page |website=Boeing |access-date=May 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170616095047/http://www.boeing.com/company/bios/patrick-shanahan.page |archive-date=June 16, 2017 |url-status=live}} Over the course of his career, he held management roles with respect to the Boeing Missile Defense Systems, as well as 737, 747, 767, 777, and 787 commercial airline programs. He also played a role spearheading the recovery of Boeing's 787 program,{{Cite web |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/seattle/news/2016/03/11/two-puget-sound-boeing-veterans-who-helped-get-787.html |title=Two Puget Sound Boeing veterans who helped get 787 back on track promoted |last=Wilhelm |first=Steve |date=March 11, 2016 |newspaper=Puget Sound Business Journal |publisher=American City Business Journals |location=Seattle, Washington|access-date=May 22, 2017}} and was known there as "Mr. Fix-it" from as early as 2008.{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2008-feb-24-fi-sunprofile24-story.html |title=Boeing uses him as its heavy hitter |last=Pae |first=Peter |date=February 24, 2008 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |location=Los Angeles, California|access-date=May 22, 2017 |issn=0458-3035}}

Shanahan served Boeing Commercial Airplanes as vice president and general manager of the Boeing 757 program, with responsibility for the design, production, and profitability of the 757 family of planes. He also held leadership positions on the Boeing 767 program and in the fabrication division.{{Cite news |first=Dominic |last=Gates |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/787-visionary-out-new-chief-must-make-it-fly/ |title=787 visionary out; new chief must make it fly |date=October 17, 2007 |newspaper=The Seattle Times |publisher=The Seattle Times Company |location=Seattle, Washington|access-date=May 22, 2017}}

Shanahan then served as vice president and general manager for Boeing Rotorcraft Systems in Philadelphia.{{Cite news |first=Rebecca |last=Kheel |url=https://thehill.com/policy/defense/324301-trump-nominates-boeing-vp-to-to-deputy-defense-secretary/ |title=Trump nominates Boeing VP for deputy Defense secretary |date=March 3, 2017 |newspaper=The Hill |publisher=News Communications, Inc. |location=Washington DC|access-date=May 22, 2017}} He was responsible for all U.S. Army Aviation programs and site activities in Philadelphia and Mesa, Arizona. Programs at these facilities included the V-22 Osprey, CH-47 Chinook, and the AH-64D Apache.

Shanahan served as vice president and general manager of Boeing Missile Defense Systems, starting in December 2004 overseeing the Ground-based Midcourse Defense system, Airborne Laser and Advanced Tactical Laser programs. He served as vice president and general manager of the Boeing 787 Dreamliner program, where he led the program during a period of the aircraft's development from 2007 to 2008. He next served as senior vice president of Airplane Programs at Boeing Commercial Airplanes, beginning in December 2008.{{Cite web |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=38271358&privcapId=42158313&%20Inc. |title=Executive Profile {{!}} Patrick M. Shanahan|website=Bloomberg.com|access-date=December 23, 2018}}

In April 2016, he became senior vice president, Supply Chain & Operations, for Boeing. His responsibilities in that position included manufacturing operations and supplier management functions, carrying out advanced manufacturing technologies, and global supply chain strategies.{{cite web |title=Patrick (Pat) Shanahan {{!}} Board of Regents |url=https://www.washington.edu/regents/officers/patrick-m-pat-shanahan/ |website=University of Washington |publisher=University of Washington Board of Regents |access-date=December 24, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170531133411/https://www.washington.edu/regents/officers/patrick-m-pat-shanahan/ |archive-date=May 31, 2017}}

Shanahan was a member of the Boeing Executive Council.{{Cite news |url=http://www.seattletimes.com/business/white-house-picks-boeing-executive-as-pentagons-no-2/ |title=White House picks Boeing executive as Pentagon's No. 2 |date=March 16, 2017 |work=The Seattle Times|access-date=May 22, 2017}}

On March 16, 2017, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Shanahan as the 33rd Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Pentagon's second-highest civilian position.{{Cite news |url=https://www.geekwire.com/2017/boeing-exec-pat-shanahan-deputy-defense-secretary/ |title=Boeing exec Pat Shanahan chosen to become deputy defense secretary |date=March 16, 2017 |work=GeekWire|access-date=May 22, 2017 |last=Boyle |first=Alan |language=en-US}} Trump nominated Shanahan to lead plans to increase the size of the military.{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/01/business/patrick-shanahan-pentagon-nominee.html |title=A Pentagon Test for Boeing's Mr. Fix-It |last=Drew |first=Christopher |date=April 1, 2017 |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York City|access-date=May 22, 2017 |issn=0362-4331}}

Shanahan's Senate confirmation hearing took place on June 20, 2017. During the hearing, Senator John McCain, a proponent of providing arms to Ukraine, threatened to block Shanahan's nomination over his response in a written statement about whether or not the U.S. should provide such weapons to Ukraine. Shanahan said he did not have access to classified military information in order to make a decision on the matter.{{Cite news |last1=Herb |first1=Jeremy |title=McCain threatens to block Trump's Pentagon nominee |url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/20/politics/mccain-threatens-block-trump-pentagon-nominee/index.html | access-date = June 26, 2017 |work=CNN |publisher=Turner Broadcasting System |location=Atlanta, Georgia |date=June 20, 2017}}{{cite news |last1=Kheel |first1=Rebecca |title=McCain threatens to block Trump's deputy Defense nominee |url=https://thehill.com/policy/defense/338576-mccain-threatens-to-block-deputy-defense-secretary-nominee/|access-date=June 26, 2017 |newspaper=The Hill |publisher=News Communications, Inc. |location=Washington DC |date=June 20, 2017}}

Robert O. Work, the Deputy Secretary of Defense at the end of the Obama administration, remained in the position until Shanahan's confirmation.{{Cite news |first=Megan |last=Eckstein |url=https://news.usni.org/2017/03/16/trump-nominates-boeing-exec-patrick-shanahan-for-deputy-defense-secretary |title=Trump Nominates Boeing Exec Patrick Shanahan For Deputy Defense Secretary |date=March 16, 2017 |work=USNI News|access-date=May 22, 2017 |language=en-US}} Shanahan was confirmed by the United States Senate with a vote of 92–7 on July 18, 2017,{{cite news |url=https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2017/07/18/Former-Boeing-VP-Shanahan-confirmed-as-deputy-secretary-of-defense/8681500399311/ |title=Former Boeing VP Shanahan confirmed as deputy secretary of defense |last=Carlson |first=Stephen |date=July 18, 2017 |work=UPI|access-date=December 23, 2018}}{{cite news |last1=Herb |first1=Jeremy |title=Senate confirms the Pentagon's new No. 2 |url=http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/18/politics/senate-confirms-pentagon-patrick-shanahan/index.html|access-date=July 18, 2017 |website=CNN |publisher=Turner Broadcasting System Inc. |location=Atlanta, Georgia |date=July 18, 2017}} and became the 33rd Deputy Secretary of Defense on July 19, 2017.

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President Trump initially announced that Shanahan would be elevated on February 28, 2019, to Acting Defense Secretary, when the Jim Mattis resignation was originally to become effective. But a follow-up Trump Twitter announcement on December 23, 2018, stated that Shanahan would be elevated two months prior to the resignation date announced by Mattis. Trump accelerated Mattis's departure date after reportedly becoming angered by the media coverage of his resignation letter,{{cite web |first1=Laura |last1=King |first2=David S. |last2=Cloud |url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-pol-mattis-shanahan-20181223-story.html |title=Angered by Mattis' rebuke, Trump forces him out by Jan. 1, two months early |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |location=Los Angeles, California |date=December 23, 2018|access-date=January 3, 2019}}{{cite news |first1=Helene |last1=Cooper |first2=Katie |last2=Rogers |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/23/us/politics/trump-mattis.html |title=Trump, Angry Over Mattis's Rebuke, Removes Him 2 Months Early |newspaper=The New York Times |location=New York City |date=December 23, 2018|access-date=January 3, 2019}}{{cite news |last1=Rucker |first1=Philip |last2=Lamothe |first2=Dan |last3=Dawsey |first3=Josh |title=Trump forces Mattis out two months early, names Shanahan acting defense secretary |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/trump-forces-mattis-out-two-months-early-names-shanahan-acting-defense-secretary/2018/12/23/b78a0478-06d2-11e9-a3f0-71c95106d96a_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |publisher=Nash Holdings LLC |location=Washington, DC|access-date=December 27, 2018 |date=December 23, 2018}} due to language in Mattis's resignation letter which criticized Trump's worldview.{{cite news |last1=Schmidle |first1=Nicholas |title=How Patrick Shanahan, the New Acting Secretary of Defense, Won Over the White House |url=https://www.newyorker.com/news/news-desk/how-patrick-shanahan-the-new-acting-secretary-of-defense-won-over-the-white-house |access-date=December 27, 2018 |magazine=The New Yorker |publisher=Condé Nast |location=New York City |date=December 26, 2018}} Shanahan assumed the office on January 1, 2019.{{cite web |url=https://history.defense.gov/Portals/70/Documents/key_officials/KeyOfficials2019-01.pdf?ver=2019-01-30-133255-003 |title=Department of Defense Key Officials September 1947–February 2019 |date=January 30, 2019 |publisher=Historical Office Office of the Secretary of Defense |website=history.defense.gov |access-date=February 20, 2019}}

Shanahan made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan on February 11, 2019, meeting with President Ashraf Ghani, the country's chief executive Abdullah Abdullah, and defense minister Asadullah Khalid during the first few hours of his trip.{{cite news |title=Acting US defense secretary makes unannounced visit to Afghanistan |url=https://www.cnn.com/2019/02/10/asia/shanahan-afghanistan-intl/index.html |last1=Gray |first1=Noah |last2=Berlinger |first2=Joshua |date=February 11, 2019 |publisher=CNN |access-date=August 9, 2019}}

Shanahan visited the US–Mexico border on February 23, 2019, with Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff USMC General Joseph Dunford and Commander of the United States Army Corps of Engineers Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite for joint assessments with Border Patrol, DHS, and others.{{cite web |url=https://www.s.sfgate.com/news/texas/article/Pentagon-chief-getting-firsthand-look-at-13639244.php |title=Pentagon chief: Broader approach to border security needed |author=Robert Burns, AP national security writer |date=February 23, 2019 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |access-date=February 24, 2019 |archive-date=February 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225103019/https://www.s.sfgate.com/news/texas/article/Pentagon-chief-getting-firsthand-look-at-13639244.php |url-status=dead}}

In late March 2019, news sources reported that Shanahan was under investigation by Office of Inspector General because of allegations he improperly advocated on behalf of his former employer, Boeing Co.{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2019/03/21/705440896/acting-defense-secretary-shanahan-investigated-for-boeing-ties |title=Acting Defense Secretary Shanahan Investigated Over Ties To Boeing |publisher=NPR |access-date=March 24, 2019}}

In a May 2019 internal memo, Shanahan ordered new restrictions on how information about global operational plans and orders are shared with Congress, such that summaries are provided rather than an actual plan or order that was requested.{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/lawmakers-bristle-at-new-rules-for-sharing-pentagon-information-with-congress/2019/05/21/79315df9-d792-41df-a42e-10df9af7306e_story.html |title=Internal memo orders military to restrict information it shares with Congress |newspaper=The Washington Post |first1=Missy |last1=Ryan |first2=Greg |last2=Jaffe |date=May 22, 2019 |access-date=May 22, 2019 |via=washingtonpost.com}}

On May 9, 2019, the White House announced that President Trump would nominate Shanahan as his second defense secretary, despite skepticism and even hostility from lawmakers and officials within the Department of Defense.{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/09/us/politics/patrick-shanahan-defense-department.html |title=Trump to Nominate Patrick Shanahan as Pentagon Chief |last1=Cooper |first1=Helene |date=May 9, 2019 |work=New York Times|access-date=May 28, 2019 |last2=Gibbons-Neff |first2=Thomas |via=NYTimes.com}} However, Shanahan withdrew from the confirmation process in June, following increased public scrutiny of several incidents and allegations of domestic violence involving Shanahan's ex-wife and son.{{Cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/investigations/trumps-defense-nominee-addresses-violent-incident-between-ex-wife-son-amid-fbi-vetting-process/2019/06/18/e46009de-190b-11e9-a804-c35766b9f234_story.html |title=As Trump's defense pick withdraws, he addresses violent domestic incidents |last1=Davis |first1=Aaron C. |date=June 18, 2019 |newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=June 18, 2019 |last2=Boburg |first2=Shawn}} In a tweet addressing the withdrawal of the nomination, President Trump said that Shanahan intended to "devote more time to his family."{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/18/us/politics/patrick-shanahan-defense-secretary.html |title=Shanahan Withdraws as Defense Secretary Nominee |last1=Shear |first1=Michael D. |date=June 18, 2019 |work=The New York Times|access-date=June 18, 2019 |last2=Cooper |first2=Helene |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}

Since leaving government service in 2019, Shanahan has been appointed to serve on various boards of directors including Zanite Acquisition Corp. (2021),{{Cite press release |date=September 15, 2021 |title=Zanite Acquisition Corp. Announces Appointment of Patrick M. Shanahan to its Board of Directors |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210915005319/en/Zanite-Acquisition-Corp.-Announces-Appointment-of-Patrick-M.-Shanahan-to-its-Board-of-Directors|access-date=October 31, 2021 |publisher=Zanite Acquisition Corp |via=Business Wire }} Leidos (2022),{{Cite press release |url=https://www.leidos.com/insights/leidos-appoints-former-acting-secretary-defense-patrick-shanahan-board-directors |title=Leidos appoints former Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan to Board of Directors |date=February 16, 2022 |publisher=Leidos |access-date=February 18, 2023}} and CAE Inc. (2022).{{Cite press release |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cae-announces-the-appointment-of-patrick-m-shanahan-to-caes-board-of-directors-301515437.html |title=CAE announces the appointment of Patrick M. Shanahan to CAE's Board of Directors |date=April 1, 2022 |publisher=CAE Inc. |via=PR Newswire |location=Montreal |access-date=February 18, 2023}} On October 2, 2023, Shanahan, a member of the company's board of directors, was appointed interim President and Chief Executive Officer of Spirit AeroSystems, Inc.{{Cite news |last1=Insinna |first1=Valerie |last2=Ganapavaram |first2=Abhijith |last3=Ganapavaram |first3=Abhijith |date=2023-10-02 |title=Spirit Aero names board member Shanahan as interim CEO |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/spirit-aero-names-board-member-shanahan-interim-ceo-2023-10-02/ |access-date=2023-10-02}}

Shanahan lives in Seattle with his wife, Adrienne Shanahan. He has three children from a previous marriage.

Current positions

• Member, National Academy of Engineering in 2019 for aerospace industry leadership in commercial aircraft, missile defense and rotorcraft and for service to the Department of Defense.{{Cite web |title=The Honorable Patrick M. Shanahan |url=https://www.nae.edu/204070/The-Honorable-Patrick-M-Shanahan |access-date=2024-11-29 |website=NAE Website |language=en}}
• Fellow, Royal Aeronautical Society
• Fellow, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, 2004{{cite web |title=SME College of Fellows |url=https://www.sme.org/globalassets/sme.org/about/awards/sme-college-of-fellows.pdf |website=Society of Manufacturing Engineers|access-date=December 23, 2018 |date=August 7, 2018}}
• Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics

Former positions

• Secretary and Treasurer, American Helicopter Society International Board of Directors
• Chair of Board of Regents at University of Washington
• Regent, University of Washington 2012–2017{{cite web |title=All Regents: 1861–Present |url=https://www.washington.edu/regents/officers/all-regents/ |publisher=University of Washington Board of Regents|access-date=October 6, 2017}}
• Board of directors, American Parkinson Disease Association
• Member, Washington Roundtable

Awards

• Distinguished Service (2019), University of Washington College of Engineering{{Cite web |url=https://www.engr.washington.edu/alumni/diamond/2019honorees |title=2019 Honorees {{!}} UW College of Engineering | website = engr.washington.edu | access-date = May 27, 2019 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190330064103/https://www.engr.washington.edu/alumni/diamond/2019honorees | archive-date = March 30, 2019 | url-status = live}}

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