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Image left: Glenn A. Delgado, Assistant Administrator for the Office of Small Business Programs. Photo credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls.

Glenn A. Delgado is the Assistant Administrator of NASA's Office of Small Business Programs. As the assistant administrator, Delgado provides executive leadership and policy direction for developing and implementing policies and initiatives throughout NASA to ensure that all categories of small businesses are afforded opportunities to compete for agency contracts.

Prior to his appointment to NASA, Delgado served as the acting director of the Department of the Navy's Office of Small Business Programs. He was the Department of Navy's Mentor-Protégé Program Manager for the six years. Other responsibilities included conducting statistical analyses of the Navy's Small Business Program targets, monitoring the Navy's Veteran-Owned Small Business Program and undertaking special projects.

Delgado also served as the director of Small Business for the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR). He has over 25 years of acquisition experience. While at NAVAIR he worked on several major weapon system programs and served as the Procuring Contracting Officer for the A-6, EA-6B and F/A-18 C/D aircrafts.

Delgado received his MBA from Marymount University and graduated from NAVAIR's Senior Executive Management Development Program. He is Level III certified in the Acquisition Professional field of Contracting and is a member of the Acquisition Professional Community.

Delgado was awarded two Department of the Navy Meritorious Civilian Service medals for his innovative approaches in the acquisition process while serving as a PCO for the EA-6B aircraft and for his performance as the Director of Small Business at NAVAIR. In September 2006, Delgado was awarded the Superior Civilian Service medal for his exceptional service to the Navy Small Business Programs Office.

May 2007