NCR PDI 2020

Richard Hartley
Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, Financial Management and Comptroller



Richard K. Hartley oversees the budgeting, cost estimating and financial operations of over $160 billion in annual resources that support Air Force priorities, in accordance with Congressional, Secretary of Defense and Secretary of the Air Force direction. Additionally, he is responsible for the professional development of over 12,000 military and civilian members of the Air Force financial management community. Prior to his current position, Mr. Hartley served as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Installations, Environment and Energy, and the Assistant Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Requirements. He was responsible for the formulation, review and execution of plans, policies, programs and budgets to meet Air Force installations, energy, environment, safety and occupational health objectives. Mr. Hartley began his career in 1985 as a cost analyst and industrial engineer in the Naval Air Systems Command. In 1997, he joined the Central Intelligence Agency, working primarily at the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), where he entered the Senior Intelligence Service in 2000. And in 2003, Mr. Hartley served as the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Cost and Economics in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller. Mr. Hartley holds a B.S. from the University of Pittsburgh, an M.B.A. from Syracuse University, and he is a graduate of the Army Comptrollership Program at Syracuse University. Mr. Hartley has received numerous awards, including the NRO Director's Distinguished Service Citation, the NRO Gold Medal, the NRO Medal for Distinguished Performance, the Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service, the Meritorious Civilian Service Award, the Meritorious Executive Presidential Rank Award, and the Distinguished Executive Presidential Rank Award.

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