Scott A. Kiser is the Director of Air Force Small Business Programs and is responsible for policy, advocacy, execution, and advice pertaining to Small Business Programs and personnel throughout the Department. He served for 27 years active duty in the Air Force, and held key positions including Chief of Contracting, Headquarters Air Combat Command; Director of Contracting, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center; and most recently as Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (Contracting) for Headquarters U.S. Air Force in the Pentagon, where he helped lead an 8,000 military and civilian contracting organization responsible for annually executing $70B for the acquisition of major weapon systems, logistics, special access programs, operational supplies and services, and resourcing worldwide contingency operations.