Patrick T. Henry

Patrick T. Henry was United States Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) from 1998 to 2001.

Patrick T. Henry was educated at the United States Naval Academy, graduating in 1972. He then spent the next twenty years serving in the United States Marine Corps. As a marine, Henry held command and staff positions in Marine Corps tank units, commanded an Army tank training company at Fort Knox, Kentucky, and served on the staff of two Secretaries of Defense. He left the Marine Corps in 1992.

In 1992, Henry became Chief of Staff of the American Red Cross. He only held this position for a year and in 1993, he joined the professional staff of the United States Senate Committee on Armed Services.

In 1998, President of the United States Bill Clinton nominated Henry to be Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower and Reserve Affairs) and following Senate confirmation, Henry held this office from 1998 to 2001. During this time, he also served as a Commissioner on the Presidential Advisory Commission on Holocaust Assets in the United States.

Henry left government service in 2001 and founded the Henry Consulting Group, becoming its president. Henry Consulting Group specializes in personnel, healthcare, and marketing/advertising, and is headquartered in Burke, Virginia. In addition to his consulting work, from 2002-2004, he worked as a lobbyist on behalf of Defense Health Advisors, Inc. He has also worked as a Vice President of Delta Dental of California.