Ryan D. McCarthy

Ryan McCarthy
Ryan McCarthy
	Official portrait, 2017
24th United States Secretary of the Army
	In office; September 30, 2019 – January 20, 2021; Acting: July 23, 2019 – September 30, 2019
President	Donald Trump
Deputy	James E. McPherson
Preceded by	Mark Esper
Succeeded by	Christine E. Wormuth
	In office; June 24, 2019 – July 15, 2019; Acting
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Mark Esper
Succeeded by	Mark Esper*
	In office; August 3, 2017 – November 20, 2017; Acting
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Robert M. Speer (acting)
Succeeded by	Mark Esper
33rd United States Under Secretary of the Army
	In office; August 3, 2017 – September 30, 2019
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Brad Carson
Succeeded by	James E. McPherson
Personal details
Born	1973 or 1974 (age 49–50)
Alma mater	Virginia Military Institute; University of Maryland, College Park;
Awards	Combat Infantryman Badge
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1997–2002
Rank	Captain
Unit	75th Ranger Regiment
Battles/wars	War in Afghanistan
	*McCarthy served in an acting capacity until Esper's formal nomination to be Secretary of Defense was submitted to the Senate. While McCarthy served as Acting Army Secretary, McPherson served as Acting Under Secretary.

Ryan D. McCarthy (born 1973 or 1974)^[1] is an American business executive and former U.S. Army Ranger who served as the 24th United States Secretary of the Army, from 2019 to 2021.^[3] He previously held the office in an acting capacity in 2017 and 2019.

^ ^a ^b Britzky, Haley (September 9, 2019). "This former Ranger was just nominated to be the next Secretary of the Army". Task & Purpose. Archived from the original on September 10, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
^ Loyola Academy (August 3, 2017). "President Trump Nominates Ryan McCarthy '92 for Army Under Secretary". Loyola Academy. Retrieved September 30, 2017.
^ "Ryan D. McCarthy". defense.gov. Retrieved January 29, 2021.

[Task-and-Purpose-1] Britzky, Haley (September 9, 2019). "This former Ranger was just nominated to be the next Secretary of the Army". Task & Purpose. Archived from the original on September 10, 2019. Retrieved September 9, 2019.

[2] Loyola Academy (August 3, 2017). "President Trump Nominates Ryan McCarthy '92 for Army Under Secretary". Loyola Academy. Retrieved September 30, 2017.

[3] "Ryan D. McCarthy". defense.gov. Retrieved January 29, 2021.

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Ryan McCarthy
Official portrait, 2017

24th United States Secretary of the Army
In office September 30, 2019 – January 20, 2021 Acting: July 23, 2019 – September 30, 2019
President	Donald Trump
Deputy	James E. McPherson
Preceded by	Mark Esper
Succeeded by	Christine E. Wormuth
In office June 24, 2019 – July 15, 2019 Acting
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Mark Esper
Succeeded by	Mark Esper*
In office August 3, 2017 – November 20, 2017 Acting
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Robert M. Speer (acting)
Succeeded by	Mark Esper
33rd United States Under Secretary of the Army
In office August 3, 2017 – September 30, 2019
President	Donald Trump
Preceded by	Brad Carson
Succeeded by	James E. McPherson

Personal details
Born	1973 or 1974 (age 49–50)^[1]
Alma mater	Virginia Military Institute University of Maryland, College Park
Awards	Combat Infantryman Badge
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1997–2002
Rank	Captain^[2]
Unit	75th Ranger Regiment
Battles/wars	War in Afghanistan
*McCarthy served in an acting capacity until Esper's formal nomination to be Secretary of Defense was submitted to the Senate. While McCarthy served as Acting Army Secretary, McPherson served as Acting Under Secretary.