Meet Radha Iyengar Plumb, Biden’s Nominee For Pentagon

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WASHINGTON, DC- US President Joe Biden has nominated Indian-American Radha Iyengar Plumb to a key post at the Pentagon. Plumb is currently the Chief of Staff to the Deputy Secretary of Defense. Her new nomination is for the position of Department of Defense’s Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.

As Indians in the US as well as India, feel proud about another Indian origin being nominated to top position, here is everything you may want to know about Plumb.

In the past, Plumb has been the global head of policy analysis at Facebook. She has also been

Plumb holds a masters’ degree in economics from Princeton University, Plumb began her career as an assistant professor. Plumb also holds a bachelors’ degree from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.