Stephen Feinberg
Stephen A. Feinberg is an American businessman and government official who has served as the 36th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense since March 2025. He co-founded Cerberus Capital Management in 1992 and led the global investment firm as co-CEO for over three decades, during which time Cerberus increasingly focused on the U.S. defense industry and supply chain investments. He previously served as Chairman of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board from 2018 to 2021 during the first Trump administration. He is a graduate of Princeton University.
“Stephen Feinberg is running the Pentagon like his PE firm. Veterans of Cerberus, which recently went on a buying spree for next-generation defense companies, are now steering Pentagon dollars.”
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