William J. Donahue

Who is William J. Donahue?

William J. "Bill" Donahue is a retired Lieutenant General for the United States Air Force who transformed networks and communications during his long career. He retired in May 2000 as the Director of Communications and Information at Air Force Headquarters and Commander of the Air Force Communications and Information Center in Washington, D.C. During his 33-year Air Force career, Donahue served in a variety of communications, information, command and control positions at virtually every level in the Air Force. During his active-duty career, Donahue led the Internet and information technology transformation in the Air Force.

Donahue has an undergraduate degree in mathematics and a masters degree in logistics management from the Air Force Institute of Technology. He is also a graduate of the National War College, the executive development program of the University of California, Berkeley, and the national security program of Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Since retirement from the Air Force, Donahue has worked in the government information technology industry.

He is executive vice president, Federal Solutions for Sytel and is a member of several corporate and advisory boards for leading information technology companies. From 2000-2003 Donahue was Vice President and General Manager for CSC's Aerospace business unit where he had operational responsibility for the delivery of information technology solutions, support services, and space systems solutions to the Air Force. He currently is involved in promoting and advocating for diabetes research.