Gregory Kiley

Gregory Kiley is a senior associate at CSIS, covering national security and defense budget matters. Prior to joining CSIS, he spent six years as a senior professional staff member for the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC). As staff director for two SASC subcommittees, his oversight portfolio included all air and ground forces, military readiness, the Department of Defense budget, information technology, and defense business transformation efforts. Responsibilities included coordinating and conducting congressional hearings, developing and drafting legislation, and negotiating and staffing passage of annual National Defense Authorization Acts and supplemental spending bills. Prior to joining the SASC, Mr. Kiley spent three years as principal analyst for the National Security Division of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), concentrating on logistics and readiness issues. At CBO, he authored two major reports, entitled “The Effects of Aging on the Cost of Operating and Maintaining Military Equipment” (August 2001) and “The Long-Term Implications of Current Defense Plans” (January 2003). Prior to CBO, Mr. Kiley served for 15 years in the U.S. Air Force, primarily as a C-130 pilot, deploying throughout the world including Southwest Asia, Europe, the Far East, and Latin America. He also held positions as a wing plans officer, maintenance officer, and information management officer. Mr. Kiley is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy (1988), the Graduate School of Public Affairs at the University of Maryland (1990), and the Seminar XXI Program of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2003).