C. J. LaCivita, Professor, graduated in l969 from the University of Detroit with a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering. He received an M.B.A. from Valdosta State College in l975, and a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California at Santa Barbara in l98l. Professor LaCivita served as a pilot in the Air Force for five years. His current research concerns the relation ship between accounting costs and economic costs and their use in promoting more efficient management of defense resources. He is a member of the American Economic Association and the American Society of Military Comptrollers. He is also a member of the commission that developed and oversees the Certified Defense Financial Manager Program. He was Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro before joining the DRMI faculty in May, l985. He has served as Assistant Director for Aca demic Programs (1988-1991) and Deputy Executive Director (1991-1993) and has been the Executive Director since 1993. He was the Acting Dean of the School of International Graduate Studies from 1 October 2001 to 14 October 2002.

Contact: clacivita@nps.edu, or (831) 656-2445