Christopher Carl Bogdan is a retired United States Air Force Lieutenant General who served as the Program Executive Officer for the F-35 Lightning II Joint Program Office in Arlington, Virginia. Previously, he was the Deputy Program Executive Officer. Before that, he served as the Program Executive Officer and Program Director, KC-46 Tanker Modernization Directorate, Aeronautical Systems Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio.
Career
Born and raised in New York City, Bogdan was commissioned as a second lieutenant on June 1, 1983, at the United States Air Force Academy. After graduation, Bogdan went on to become a distinguished graduate from squadron officer school located at Maxwell Air Force Base in Alabama. Bogdan is also a distinguished graduated of the United States Air Force Test Pilot School at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Bogdan became a test pilot with more than 3,200 hours in over 35 different aircraft, including the KC-135, F-111 and F-16. As of 2021, Bogdan is a senior vice president at Booz Allen Hamilton.
Education
- 1983: Distinguished graduate, Bachelor of Science degree in aeronautical engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 1989: Distinguished graduate, Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
- 1990: Distinguished graduate, USAF Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB, California
- 1994: Master of Science degree in engineering management, with distinction, California State University, Northridge
- 1995: Distinguished graduate, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
- 1998: Air War College, by correspondence
- 2000: Distinguished graduate, Master of Science degree in national resource strategy, Industrial College of the Armed Forces, Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C.
- 2005: Advanced Program Managers Course, Defense Systems Management College, Fort Belvoir, Virginia
- 2006: U.S. Air Force Senior Leadership Course, Center for Creative Leadership, Greensboro, North Carolina
- 2007: National Security Management Course, Maxwell School of Citizenship, Syracuse University, New York
- 2013: Cyber Operations Executive Course, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Alabama
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