Gary Serfoss - Institute for Security Governance
Faculty, Education & Professional Practice Division

Faculty
Dr. Gary Serfoss is a senior lecturer for the Institute for Security Governance (ISG) International Defense Acquisition Resource Management (IDARM) program. He instructs IDARM students in a variety of topics related to defense acquisition and program/life-cycle management. Dr. Serfoss has supported the IDARM program as an adjunct faculty member for more than eight years.
Dr. Serfoss served as a US Air Force officer for 20 years and spent the majority of his career involved in some aspect of defense acquisition work. Upon retiring from the Air Force, Gary worked as a research program manager for the Federal Aviation Administration's Next Generation Air Transportation System. He has also worked as a systems engineer on large space and aircraft acquisition programs for the Northrop Grumman Corporation.
He is a graduate of the US Air Force Academy and completed his MS and PhD work at Arizona State University in Industrial Engineering-Human Systems.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- Defense Acquisition
- Defense Logistics
- Security & Defense Planning
- Organizational Development
- Middle East