James D. Watkins

Who was James D. Watkins?

James David Watkins was a United States Navy admiral and former Chief of Naval Operations who served as the U.S. Secretary of Energy during the George H. W. Bush administration, also chairing U.S. government commissions on HIV/AIDS and ocean policy. Watkins also served on the boards of various companies and other nongovernmental organizations and as the co-chair of the Joint Ocean Commission Initiative.

Watkins' important positions within the United States Government include:

Chief of Naval Operations during part of the Reagan Administration

Chairman of the Watkins Commission on AIDS

Secretary of Energy

Chairman of the United States Commission on Ocean Policy

He has also served several non-Governmental roles:

Co-chair of the Joint Ocean Commission Initiative

A Director of the Joint Oceanographic Institutions, Inc.

A Director of GTS Duratek since April 1997

A Director of Southern California Edison Co.

A Director of International Technology Corp.

A Director of Philadelphia Electric Co.

A Director of VESTAR Inc.

Trustee, Carnegie Corporation of New York