Patrick Witt, Acting Director
Defense Department Office of Strategic Capital
Patrick Witt is a native of Atlanta, Georgia. He earned an undergraduate degree from Yale University and a Juris Doctor from Harvard Law School. He won academic awards and set records as a student athlete. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He is a member of the state bar.
Witt served as an advisor for aviation, aerospace, and defense clients, worked as a managing director for a private equity firm, and engaged in entrepreneurial ventures. During President Trump’s first administration, he served as Deputy Chief of Staff of the Office of Personnel Management.
Witt then acted as the Deputy Undersecretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and Deputy Chief Technology Officer. He now serves as Acting Director of the Defense Department’s Office of Strategic Capital.
In the News…
Acting Director Patrick Witt of the Defense Department’s Office of Strategic Capital spoke about the recently executed first loan to strengthen the U.S. industrial base and protect critical mineral supply chains.
The acting director said, “The Chinese Communist Party has implemented aggressive actions to endanger the global critical minerals supply chain and ultimately undermine American economic and national security.”
Acting Director Witt continued, “Since his first term in office, and for decades prior to that as a private citizen, President Trump has been clear that economic security is national security. To that end, the President directed the DoD to use its authorities and capital tools to confront the threat posed by the CCP.“
He concluded, “This loan is part of the Department’s answer to that call and demonstrates our commitment to defeat adversarial attempts at economic coercion and ensure the unmatched superiority of our industrial base and Armed Forces.”
