Alex Wagner

The Honorable Alex Wagner served as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower & Reserve Affairs from 2022 to 2025, overseeing the human capital enterprise for nearly 700,000 Airmen, Guardians, and civilians across the Department of the Air Force. He is currently serving as a Pritzker fellow at the Institute of Politics at the University of Chicago.  

Previously, he was Vice President at the Aerospace Industries Association, leading policy efforts on talent development, workforce diversity, and STEM education. During the Obama administration, he served as Chief of Staff to the Secretary of the Army, helping establish the Army Rapid Capabilities Office and Army Digital Service, and advancing personnel policies, including opening combat roles to women and enabling transgender Americans to serve openly. He also held appointments in the Office of the Secretary of Defense focused on nuclear and conventional weapons policy.

Alex has worked on six presidential campaigns and, as a lawyer in private practice, contributed to a First Amendment case decided by the US Supreme Court. He holds a J.D. from Georgetown Law and an A.B. from Brown University, and is currently an adjunct professor at Syracuse University's Maxwell School.