Elizabeth Bryant
Ms. Elizabeth Bryant is the Director for Human Capital Initiatives (HCI). She is responsible for multiple lines of effort – the Acquisition Workforce Personnel Demonstration Project (AcqDemo) which supports over 165,000 Acquisition Workforce members; the Defense Acquisition Workforce Development Account (DAWDA) in support of the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment and the Fourth Estate; Special Projects such as the Defense College Acquisition Internship Program (DCAIP), the Public-Private Talent Experience (PPTE), and the DoD Acquisition Workforce Awards; and Policy and Governance Responsibilities to include Acquisition Workforce Policies, Guidance, and Governance; management & oversight of OSD Senior Leader Acquisition Workforce Forums; and the integration & continuity of policy for all Functional Area Integrated Product Teams, Knowledge Area Forums, and other programs as outlined in DoDI 5000.66.
Ms. Bryant joined DAU in June 2018 as a Professor of Contract Management, and also served as the Defense Systems Management College Associate Dean of Outreach and Mission Assistance. Ms. Bryant has over twenty-five years of combined military and civilian service.
Ms. Bryant served in a variety of acquisition assignments to include Systems (ACAT ID, ACAT IC, and ACAT III); Subsystems; Policy; Research & Development; Operational; Foreign Military Sales; Logistics Support; Services; Small Business; Quality Assurance; and Special Projects. Additionally, she served as the Contracting Division Chief for Secretary of the Air Force Enterprise Support at the Air Force District of Washington. Other key acquisition assignments include the Contracts Group Leader for the Defense Contracts Management Agency (Cleveland, OH); Aeromedical Systems Contracts Branch Chief; MQ-1 Predator/MQ-9 Reaper and Special Projects Branch Chief; Big Safari Systems Group Combat Search and Rescue Vehicle Squadron (CSAR-X); and Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command Contracting.
Ms. Bryant is a graduate of Air Command and Staff College and Squadron Officer School. She holds a Juris Doctorate from the University of Denver College of Law. Ms. Bryant has professional certifications in Contracting (Level III) as well as Program Management (Level I). She is a licensed member of the Bar of the State of Colorado.
Her awards include the Office of the Secretary of Defense Small Business Specialist of the Year, the United States Air Force John J. Welch, Jr., Team Award for Acquisition Excellence in Acquisition Leadership, the Air Force Space Command Small Business Special Achievement Award, the DAU Workflow Learning Award, the DAU External Talent