NCR PDI 2020

John P. Roth
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, FM&C
Air Force


The Honorable John P. Roth, CDFM Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Financial Management and Comptroller The Honorable John P. Roth, as the Air Force’s comptroller and Chief Financial Officer, serves as the principal adviser to the Secretary and Chief of Staff of the Air Force on all financial matters. Mr. Roth is responsible for providing the financial management and analytical services necessary for the effective and efficient use of Air Force resources, to include nearly 700,000 military and civilian personnel and a budget of over $160 billion. This includes directing the development of the Air Force program and budget, overseeing the Air Force Cost Analysis Agency's acquisition and operational cost analysis, providing analytical services necessary for the effective and efficient use of Air Force resources and conducting Air Force accounting and finance operations. Mr. Roth entered the Senior Executive Service in 1990. Before assuming this position, he was the Deputy Comptroller (Program/Budget), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). As the most senior career financial manager in the department, Mr. Roth was responsible for the preparation and monitoring of the entire Department of Defense budget. From January 2017 through May 2017, he performed the duties of the Undersecretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Roth holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville and a Master of Science in Administration from George Washington University. He has received the Distinguished Civilian Service Medal; the Meritorious Executive Presidential Rank Award; the Distinguished Executive Presidential Rank Award; and the Distinguished Civilian Service Medal. Mr. Roth is a past President of the American Society of Military Comptrollers.

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