Sue Carol Payton | |
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![]() Sue C. Payton | |
Born | Sue Carol Campbell
[1] September 29, 1950 (age 73) |
Alma mater | Eastern Illinois University |
Occupation | American government official |
Sue Carol Payton (born September 29, 1950) was United States Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition) from 2006 to 2009. [2] She was born in Champaign, Illinois. [1]
Sue C. Payton was educated at Eastern Illinois University, receiving a BS in education in 1972. [3] She later returned to school at the University of Southern California and earned an M.S. in systems acquisition management and systems technology in 1985. [3]
In 1989, Payton joined Martin Marietta in Reston, Virginia as Senior Site Systems Integration Manager. [3] She worked there until 1994, when she moved to Lockheed Martin (also in Reston), as Manager of Advanced Technology in the Office of the Vice President (Business Development). [3] She left Lockheed Martin in 1998. [3] She then completed the Executive Program of the Goizueta Business School later in 1998. [3]
In 1999, Payton became Director of the National Center for Applied Technology in Springfield, Virginia. [3] She joined ImageLinks, Inc. (later acquired by the Harris Corporation) as Vice President (Applied Technology) in 2000. [3]
Payton joined the United States Department of Defense in Washington, D.C. in 2001, when she was named Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Advanced Systems and Concepts. [3] On April 25, 2006, President of the United States George W. Bush nominated Payton to be Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition). [3] She subsequently held this office for the rest of the Bush administration.
Sue Payton is married to astronaut and aerospace educator Col. Gary Payton and they have a daughter Courtney. [4]