Full Name
CAPT Andrew Gibbons, USN
Job Title
Capability Portfolio Executive, Warfighter Enterprise Business Systems
Company
PAE Mission Systems
Speaker Bio
Capt. Andrew S. Gibbons is a decorated Engineering Duty Officer with a distinguished career dedicated to advancing the U.S. Navy's technological and operational capabilities.

In his current role as the interim Capability Portfolio Executive for Warfighter Enterprise Business Systems (CPE WEBS), Capt. Gibbons leads the enterprise-wide transformation of Navy and Marine Corps business systems. He exercises executive oversight over the development, acquisition, and fielding of critical IT portfolios spanning manpower, finance, and logistics. His mandate is to ensure these foundational systems are secure, interoperable, and capable of supporting global operations at an affordable cost.

Concurrently, Capt. Gibbons serves as the Senior Military Acquisition Advisor (SMAA) to the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development, and Acquisition (ASN (RD&A)), a role he has held since August 2023. In this capacity, he offers strategic counsel on transforming how the Naval Force innovates, acquires, and fields global transport and network capabilities.

Throughout his career, Capt. Gibbons has directed some of the Navy’s most critical and technologically complex acquisition portfolios. As the Direct Reporting Program Manager for Manpower, IT, Logistics & Enterprise Resource Planning (DRPM MILE), he held singular accountability for the execution of all Navy and Marine Corps business IT systems.

His extensive experience includes serving as a Major Program Manager (MPM), leading the Naval Communication and GPS Navigation Program Office (PMW/A 170), overseeing vital satellite, tactical communications, and navigation systems for multidomain platforms, and the Carrier and Air Integration Program Office (PMW 750), where he delivered the comprehensive information warfare architecture for new construction nuclear aircraft carriers and amphibious assault ships. His foundational leadership experience encompasses critical roles as Deputy Program Manager for Ship Integration (PMW 760) and Tactical Networks (PMW 160), as well as forward-deployed command as Officer-In-Charge of Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) Japan.

Capt. Gibbons holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the United States Naval Academy, a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School, and a Master of Science in Software Engineering from National University.
CAPT Andrew Gibbons, USN