Craig Quigley has spent his entire adult life supporting the nation and communities. A career naval officer, Mr. Quigley served 27 years on active duty, achieving the rank of rear admiral and serving as Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) at the Pentagon.
Upon retiring from the Navy, Mr. Quigley accepted a position as Vice President of Communications & Public Affairs for Lockheed Martin Maritime Systems & Sensors, leading a 30-person communications team across eight states for a $3.5B operating company. Following Lockheed Martin, Mr. Quigley returned to Federal government service as the Director oCommunications for U.S Joint Forces Command in Hampton Roads, VA during a time of great transition in that organization. Mr. Quigley then served for nearly 12 years as the Executive Director of the Hampton Roads Military and Federal Facilities Alliance, a public-private partner-ship dedicated to attracting, retaining, and growing Federal facilities to southeast Virginia.
Mr. Quigley is a 1975 distinguished graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, MD and has served as president of his class. A native of Winthrop, IA, he is an active public speaker, and believes in the value of mentoring juniors and developing teamwork to accomplish difficult objectives. He has been listed in “Who’s Who in American High Schools” and “Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities,” and was selected as an “Outstanding Young Man of America” in 1980.
He serves on the Board of Directors of the Luke Chapter of MOAA