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Elliott Branch is the managing member of KJM Consulting LLC, where he provides advice and training to government and private sector organizations on acquisition matters. He recently retired after 34 years of federal service. 

His last position was Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Acquisition and Procurement in the office of the Assistant Secretary of the Navy, which he assumed in June 2011. He also served as the senior career civilian responsible for acquisition and contracting policy that governs the operation of the Navy's worldwide multi-billion-dollar acquisition system. Mr. Branch was the principal civilian advisor to the Navy Acquisition Executive for procurement matters and the community leader of the Navy's Contracting Workforce. He is a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration and a fellow of the National Contract Management Association. 

Mr. Branch graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School and completed the Executive Program at the University of Virginia, Darden School. He has received the Navy Distinguished Civilian Service medal, the David Packard Excellence in Acquisition Award, two Presidential Rank Awards for Emeritus Executive, the Vice-Presidential Hammer Award for Reinventing Government, and the 2012 Samuel J. Haman Service to America Medal for Management Excellence.