Patrick T. Henry

Patrick T. Henry was educated at the United States Naval Academy, graduating with a B.S. degree in June 1972. He then spent the next twenty years serving in the United States Marine Corps. Henry earned a master's degree in Public Service from Western Kentucky University in May 1983 and an M.A. degree in International Relations from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy in May 1985.[1] As a marine, he held command and staff positions in Marine Corps tank units, commanded an Army tank training company at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and served on the staff of two Secretaries of Defense. Henry left the Marine Corps in 1992 having attained the rank of lieutenant colonel.[2]

In 1992, Henry became Chief of Staff of the American Red Cross. He only held this position for a year and in 1993, he joined the professional staff of the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services.

In 1998, President of the United States Bill Clinton nominated Henry to be Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) and following Senate confirmation, Henry held this office from 1998 to 2001. During this time, he also served as a Commissioner on the Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the United States.

Henry left government service in 2001 and founded the Henry Consulting Group, becoming its president. Henry Consulting Group specializes in personnel, healthcare, and marketing/advertising, and is headquartered in Burke, Virginia. In addition to his consulting work, from 2002 to 2004, he worked as a lobbyist on behalf of Defense Health Advisors, Inc. He has also worked as a Vice President of Delta Dental of California.

• Profile from Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the United States website
• "DefenseWeb Names Former Assistant Secretary of Army to Board of Directors; Honorable Patrick T. Henry Brings over 20 Years of Defense Department, Army Personnel & Health Services, and Private Sector Experience to the Post", Business Wire, Apr. 28, 2005