Gabe Camarillo
Gabriel Camarillo | |
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| Born | August 25, 1976 El Paso, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Lawyer, government official |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Known for | 35th Under Secretary of the Army, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) |
Gabriel Omar Camarillo (born August 25, 1976) is a U.S. lawyer who held the role of the 35th Under Secretary of the Army under the Biden administration. Prior to this, he served as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) from 2015 until 2017 during the Obama administration.
Early life and education
Camarillo grew up in El Paso, Texas and completed his high school education at J. M. Hanks High School in 1994. After spending one year at St. Mary's University, he transferred to Georgetown University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1998. He later received his Juris Doctor from Stanford Law School in 2002.
Career
Between 1998 and 1999, Camarillo worked as a legislative assistant for Congressman Cal Dooley. Following law school, he practiced litigation at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld from 2002 to 2005, then held associate positions at the Sutton Law Firm in San Francisco (2004–2009) and Kaufman Legal Group in Los Angeles (2009–2010). In 2010, he entered public service as a presidential appointee within the United States Army, acting as a special assistant until 2012. He subsequently served as principal deputy assistant secretary of the Army for acquisition, logistics & technology from 2012 through 2016, and as assistant secretary of the Air Force (manpower & reserve affairs) from December 2015 to January 2017. After his tenure in government, Camarillo took on a senior advisory role at McKinsey & Company before joining Science Applications International Corporation in 2017.
In July 2021, Camarillo was nominated and later confirmed by voice vote in February 2022 as United States Under Secretary of the Army, bringing significant expertise in defense procurement and executive leadership.