Ms. Natalie M. Osgood, a member of the Senior Executive Service, is Director, Budget Investment, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. Ms. Osgood plans and directs the budget formulation and financial execution of Air Force and Space Force procurement, research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E), military construction, family housing and base realignment and closure appropriations that total more than $150 billion annually.
Prior to her current position, Ms. Osgood served as the Division Chief for RDT&E and Procurement, Directorate of Budget Investment, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. She oversaw the formulation, execution and defense of over $125 billion in annual resources that supported Department of the Air Force and Secretary of War priorities.
Ms. Osgood began her career at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, as a summer hire in the Aeronautical Systems Center. She has experience in multiple aspects of financial management, including cost estimating and budget formulation and execution for operation and investment programs. She has held positions in acquisition program offices, center and command staffs and at headquarters, U.S. Air Force.
EDUCATION
2002 Bachelor of Science, Accounting, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
2006 Master of Business Administration, International Business, University of Cincinnati, Ohio
2011 Defense Financial Management and Comptroller School, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2013 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2019 Executive Leadership Development Program
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. June 2000–March 2001, Clerk, Financial Analysis Division, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
2. March 2001–September 2002, Financial Management Student Trainee, Financial Analysis Division, ASC, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
3. September 2002–September 2005, Financial Specialist Trainee, ASC, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
4. September 2005–November 2006, Financial Specialist, C-130 Systems Group, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
5. November 2006–August 2008, Lead Financial Manager, C-130 Systems Group, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
6. August 2008–August 2010, Deputy Chief Financial Officer, F-15 Program Office, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
7. August 2010–October 2013, Lead Cost Analyst, Miniature Munitions Division, Eglin AFB, Fla.
8. October 2013–June 2016, Information Technology Budget Analyst, Navy Information Dominance Forces, Suffolk, Va.
9. June 2016–December 2017, Overseas Contingency Operations Analyst, Directorate of Budget Operations, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
10. December 2017–January 2022, Mission Operations Branch Chief, Budget Operations Division, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
11. January 2022–February 2026, RDT&E and Procurement Division Chief, Budget Investment Directorate, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
12. February 2026–Present, Director, Budget Investment, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
James E. Short Award for Outstanding Contribution to Mentorship and Career Development
Outstanding Contribution to Financial Management and Comptroller – Civilian (SAF/AFCAA/Air Staff Level)
Category III Civilian of the Year, Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller
Category III Civilian of the Year, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget
Acquisition Cost Analyst of the Year, Air Armament Center
Senior Civilian of the Year, 912th Aeronautical Systems Group
Category III Civilian of the Year, Small Diameter Bomb II Branch
Meritorious Performance in Business Management Award, American Society of Military Comptrollers
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
DAWIA Business, Financial Management, Level 3
DAWIA Business, Cost Estimating, Level 3
Certified Defense Financial Manager with Acquisition Specialty
DoD Financial Management Certification, Level 3
(Current as of June 2026)