of the U.S. Naval Institute. He was a Research Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, and was a Special Guest Fellow at the Brookings Institution. He is a past independent director of the Henry L. Stimson Center in Washington, DC. Education Mackay was a 1983 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, and a recipient of the Secretary of the Navy Distinguished Midshipman Graduate Award. He holds a master's degree in public policy, and Ph.D. in public policy from Harvard University. He was a Kennedy Fellow, Harvard MacArthur Scholar, and Graduate Prize Fellow at Harvard. In 2005, Mackay was awarded a Doctor of Laws, honoris causa from Concordia Seminary, and served as the commencement speaker for its graduation that year. External links Mackay listed in Black Enterprise Lockheed Martin's sustainability program in Boards and Governance magazine Mackay endorsement of LCMS President Harrison A Corporate Responsibility Magazine Article on the Lockheed Martin Sustainability Program References 1961 births African-American businesspeople United States Naval Academy alumni George W. Bush administration personnel Harvard Kennedy School alumni Living people United States Deputy Secretaries of Veterans Affairs Virginia Republicans People from San Antonio The Stimson Center