Richard V. Spencer

Richard Vaughn Spencer (born January 18, 1954) is an American politician and businessman. He was the 76th United States Secretary of the Navy from August 3, 2017 through November 24, 2019. He became the Acting United States Secretary of Defense on July 15, 2019.
He was a former Naval Aviator of U.S. Marine Corps serving from 1976-1981 and Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. serving from November 2001 to January
2008.
President Donald Trump nominated Spencer for Secretary of the Navy in April 2017. He was confirmed by the United States Senate with a voice vote on August 1, 2017.
On November 24, 2019, he was fired by Secretary of Defense Mark Esper over his handling of the Eddie Gallagher case.