Biden nominates Indian-American Ashish Vazirani to key Pentagon post

US President Joe Biden has announced nomination of Indian-American management consultant Ashish Vazirani to a key Pentagon position.

Vazirani has been nominated for the position of Deputy Under Secretary of Defence for Personnel and Readiness, Department of Defence.

Currently, he is the Principal of A2O Strategies, LLC where he provides advisory services to commercial and non-profit, high growth and large enterprises, on the development, implementation, and execution of growth strategies.

Most recently, Vazirani was Executive Director and CEO of the National Military Family Association, where he provided strategic and operational oversight, and direction for all aspects of NMFA’s advocacy and programming to support military families, the White House said.

According to the White House, Vazirani was also selected to serve as a Member of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s Committee on the Well-Being of Military Families.

His family immigrated to the United States when he was 3 years old. He is the son of a combat wounded, Vietnam-era Marine and the father of a currently serving Marine.