Frank Carlucci

Frank Charles Carlucci III was an American politician and statesman who served as United States Secretary of Defense from 1987 to 1989 under President Ronald Reagan. He held numerous senior government positions across four presidential administrations, including Deputy Director of the CIA, Deputy Secretary of Defense, and National Security Advisor. After leaving government service, he served as chairman of the Carlyle Group, a private equity firm, from 1992 to 2003. He died on June 3, 2018, at the age of 87.