Curriculum vitae

Sigitas Dzekunskas
Curriculum Vitae

Education

• Vilnius University, Lithuania
  • Bachelor's Degree in Finance, Faculty of Economics, 1996
  • Master's Degree in International Trade, Faculty of Economics, 1998

International Training and Professional Courses

• International Defence Acquisition Resource Management Program, US Naval Postgraduate School (1998, 2004)
• SERA (Session Européene des Responsables d’Armement) Conference and Training, French Ministry of Defence (2005)
• Additional courses on defense procurement, resource management, and defense industry leadership.

Professional Experience

Ministry of National Defence

• 1998 - 2003: Senior Officer, Procurement Department
• 2003 – 2006: Director, Procurement Department
• 2010 – 2013: Director, Resource Planning Department
• 2016 – 2018: Deputy Director, Defence Policy and Planning Department

Permanent Delegation of Lithuania to NATO

• 2006 – 2009: Resource Adviser and Deputy Defence Adviser
• 2013 – 2016: Deputy Defence Adviser

NATO Maintenance and Supply Organization (NAMSO)

• 2009 – 2011: Chairman, Board of Directors (BOD)

NATO Advisory Role

• 2016: Appointed by NATO Secretary General to the Group of Senior Experts tasked with recommending improvements to NATO’s governance of common-funded capability delivery

Defence Materiel Agency, MoND

• 2018 – Present: Director

Languages

• English and Russian

Personal Interests

• European modern history
• Basketball and skiing

Personal Information

• Married, has a son