Sloan D. Gibson IV (born 1952/1953) is the former

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. Gibson was confirmed as the Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs by the

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on February 11, 2014, replacing former Deputy Secretary W. Scott Gould who resigned on May 17, 2013. He became the acting Secretary of Veterans Affairs after Secretary

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resigned on May 30, 2014. Gibson held the acting secretary and deputy secretary positions concurrently until Robert McDonald was sworn in as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs on July 30, 2014.

Education

Gibson attended Hargrave Military Academy during high school, graduating in the Class of 1971. He then attended the United States Military Academy at

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, where he graduated with the Class of 1975. Gibson also earned a master's degree in Economics from the

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and a Masters in Public Administration from the

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Career

Before his appointment as deputy secretary, Gibson was the 22nd president and CEO of the

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. He assumed that role on September 1, 2008.Sloan D. Gibson Bio
/ref> In 2004, he retired as chairman and chief financial officer of

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. During his tenure, AmSouth became part of the

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. In 2002, Gibson chaired the

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campaign in Central Alabama.Sloan D. Gibson
Gibson was selected to serve as interim President at

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in 2021, the first Hargrave graduate ever to hold that office.

Military service

Gibson earned both

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and

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qualifications and served as an infantry officer in the

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Personal life

Gibson and his wife, Margaret Gibson, whom he has been married to for over 32 years, have two grown daughters, Celia Gibson and Laura Gibson.

References

External links

Sloan D. Gibson Bio at VA.gov
* , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Gibson, Sloan D. 1950s births Living people Harvard Kennedy School alumni Obama administration cabinet members 21st-century American politicians United States Deputy Secretaries of Veterans Affairs United States Army officers United States Military Academy alumni United States Secretaries of Veterans Affairs University of Missouri alumni Year of birth uncertain Washington, D.C., Republicans