William J. Lynn III

Bill Lynn
Official portrait, 2009
30th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
In office
February 12, 2009  October 5, 2011
PresidentBarack Obama
SecretaryRobert Gates
Leon Panetta
Preceded byGordon R. England
Succeeded byAsh Carter
2nd Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)/CFO
In office
November 19, 1997  January 20, 2001
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byJohn Hamre
Succeeded byDov S. Zakheim
Personal details
Born (1954-01-01) January 1, 1954
Key West, Florida, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMary Murphy
EducationDartmouth College (BA)
Cornell University (JD)
Princeton University (MPA)

William James Lynn III (born January 1, 1954) is a former United States Deputy Secretary of Defense. Before that he was Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and a lobbyist for Raytheon.