Mr. Elwood C. Lewis III, a member of the Senior Executive Service, serves as the Chief Information Officer, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Management and Comptroller, the Pentagon, Arlington, Virginia. He provides executive leadership and direction, broad technical knowledge, skill and experience on all technology, innovation and business process reengineering. Mr. Lewis also ensures develop of enterprise operational and system architecture; develops standards, integrates enterprise-wide information technology projects; and advocates for resources required to support innovation and transformation of financial management systems across the Air Force to support the warfighter. Additionally, he is responsible for data environments which support business intelligence capabilities associated with data visualization and analytics.
Prior to his current position, Mr. Lewis was the Chief Financial Officer for the Air Force Sustainment Center, Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
EDUCATION
1993 Bachelor of Arts, Accounting, Business Management and Economics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C.
2003 Master of Business Administration, Operations Management, University of Cincinnati, Ohio2007 Federal Executive Institute, Charlottesville, Va.
2010 Master of Science, National Resource Management, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
CAREER CHRONOLOGY
1. February 1994–July 1998, Audit and Management Analyst, Naval Audit Service, various locations
2. August 1998–March 2002, Financial Manager and Cost Team Lead, B-1B Systems Program Office, Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
3. April 2002–March 2004, Team Lead Budget and Execution, Material Support Division, Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
4. April 2004–August 2005, Branch Chief, Supply Management Activity Group, Headquarters AFMC, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
5. September 2005–July 2009, Chief, Revolving Funds Division, Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Budget, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
6. August 2009–May 2010, student, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
7. June 2010–August 2010, Strategic Business Manager, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Directorate for Force Structure, Resources and Assessment, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
8. September 2010–May 2011, Director of Workforce Development and Executive Services, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
9. June 2011–March 2016, Chief Army Working Capital Funds, Deputy Chief of Staff for Resource Management, Headquarters Army Materiel Command, Redstone Arsenal, Ala.
10. April 2016–January 2024, Director of Financial Management and Comptroller, Air Force Sustainment Center, Tinker AFB, Okla.
11. February 2024–present, Chief Information Officer, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Financial Management and Comptroller, the Pentagon, Arlington, Va.
AWARDS AND HONORS
Air Force Exceptional Service Award
Air Force Meritorious Civilian Service Award (4)
Association of the United State Army Service Award
Army Meritorious Civilian Service Award
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS
American Society of Military Comptrollers
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Public Accountant
Certified Defense Financial Manager-Acquisition
Department of Defense Financial Management Certification, Level III
Business – Financial Management, Level III, APDP
(Current as of October 2024)