LtCol Marlin L. “Buzz” Hefti, USMC (Ret.)

Buzz Hefti, currently a Vice President with Van Scoyoc Associates, Inc., served as Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs during the George W. Bush administration. In this capacity, he provided advice to both the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary of Defense on all legislative matters.

Prior to his service in the Department of Defense, Mr. Hefti’s positions in private industry included Vice President, Government Relations, for Honeywell International and defense lobbyist for The Boeing Company. He has served as national security advisor to U.S. Senator John Warner, R-Virginia. A career U.S. Marine Corps officer, he also served as liaison officer to the U.S. House of Representatives while on the staff of the Secretary of the Navy from 1977 through 1980. Prior to serving in this capacity, Mr. Hefti served three years as Director of National News Media for the Marine Corps.

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