Michael G. Vickers

Michael Vickers
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
In office March 16, 2011 – April 30, 2015
President	Barack Obama
Preceded by	Jim Clapper
Succeeded by	Marcel Lettre
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict
In office July 23, 2007 – March 16, 2011
President	George W. Bush Barack Obama
Preceded by	Thomas O'Connell
Succeeded by	Michael Lumpkin (Acting)
Personal details
Born	Michael George Vickers (1953-04-27) April 27, 1953 (age 71) Burbank, California, U.S.
Spouses	Phebe Novakovic (div.)[1] Melana Zyla Vickers
Children	5
Education	University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa (BA) University of Pennsylvania (MBA) Johns Hopkins University (PhD)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1973–1983
Rank	Captain
Unit	10th Special Forces Group 7th Special Forces Group Classified counterterrorism unit

Michael George Vickers (born April 27, 1953) is an American defense official who served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (USD-I).^[2] As USD-I, Vickers, who was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2010, was the Defense Department's top civilian military intelligence official. Before becoming USD-I, Vickers served as Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict.^[3]

Prior to joining the Defense Department, Vickers served in the U.S. Army Special Forces as both a non-commissioned officer and commissioned officer, as well as a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) paramilitary operations officer from the elite Special Activities Division. While in the CIA, he played a key role in the arming of the resistance to the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.^[4]