Paul Robert Ignatius

Paul Robert Ignatius (born on November 11, 1920) was a U.S. administrator of Armenian descent. He served as Secretary of the Navy between 1967 and 1969 and was the Assistant Secretary of Defense under the Johnson administration.

Ignatius is a trustee of the George C. Marshall Foundation and member of the Federal City Council and the Washington Institute of Foreign Affairs. He has served previously as chairman of the Board of Trustees for Logistics Management Institute; chairman, president and CEO of Air Transport Association; president of The Washington Post newspaper and executive vice president of The Washington Post Company; Secretary of the Navy; Assistant Secretary of Defense (Installations and Logistics).

He founded Harbridge House, Inc., a Boston management consulting and research firm. Ignatius received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California (Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Tau) and his MBA degree from Harvard University. He served as a commissioned lieutenant in the U.S. Navy in World War II.

Preceded by:
Charles F. Baird (acting)

Secretary of the Navy
1967 – 1969

Succeeded by:
John Chafee

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